CVE-2007-2873
LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 1.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.3% (28th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-2865)
- Published
- June 11, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2865 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
- spamassassin / spamassassin
References
- http://osvdb.org/37234
- http://spamassassin.apache.org/advisories/cve-2007-2873.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:125
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0492.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24481
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018242
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2172
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34864
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1450
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10354
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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