High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-11781
CVE-2018-11781
Description
Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 fixes a local user code injection in the meta rule syntax.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.4.2
- (no CPE)range: <3.4.2
- (no CPE)range: before 3.4.2
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/spamassassin&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/suse/spamassassin&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/spamassassin&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/spamassassin&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015pkg:rpm/suse/spamassassin&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/spamassassin&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4
< 3.4.2-lp150.6.3.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-lp150.6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-44.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-44.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-44.3.1
Patches
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References
7- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2916nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00016.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-07nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3811-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3811-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/7f6a16bc0fd0fd5e67c7fd95bd655069a2ac7d1f88e42d3c853e601c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Envd
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