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CVE-2006-2447

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2447 describes a remote command execution vulnerability affecting Apache SpamAssassin versions prior to 3.1.3, specifically when configured with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted email, leading to arbitrary command execution on the vulnerable system. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with high attack complexity but potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, suggesting exploitability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
74.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: SpamAssassin spamd Remote Command Execution · Jun 6, 2006
ExploitDB: EDB-16920 · Apr 30, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7470 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: spamassassin-0:3.0.6-1.el4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-2447Moderate

security flaw

Jun 6, 2006

References

secunia.com / advisories/20430
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20443
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20482
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20531
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20566
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20692
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27008
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1090
PatchVendor Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
nabble.com / ANNOUNCE%3A-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available%21-t1736096.html
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18290
Patch
trustix.org / errata/2006/0034
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2148
Vendor Advisory