MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Jun 6, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 75.81%
Description
SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted message that is not properly handled when invoking spamd with the virtual pop username.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
spamassassin-0:3.0.6-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0543
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | spamassassin-0:3.0.6-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0543 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
75.81% 0.75810
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.75810
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 75.81% (0.75810) | 99.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 75.81% (0.75810) | 99.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 74.31% (0.74310) | 99.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 75.80% (0.75795) | 98.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 74.03% (0.74035) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 79.79% (0.79794) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 74.03% (0.74035) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.65% (0.94651) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 94.67% (0.94666) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 94.33% (0.94330) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 93.69% (0.93689) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 94.08% (0.94076) | 98.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 94.32% (0.94319) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 93.01% (0.93013) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 91.69% (0.91685) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 92.72% (0.92717) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 92.75% (0.92752) | 98.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.57% (0.92573) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 80.40% (0.80403) | 99.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 80.40% (0.80403) | 99.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (23)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20430 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20443 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20482 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20531 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20566 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20692 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016230 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016235 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE%3A-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available%21-t1736096.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2148 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2447 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618105 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2447
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2447
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 6, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 18, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2447
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a