CVE-2018-11780 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the PDFInfo plugin in Apache SpamAssassin versions prior to 3.4.2, as well as related distributions from Canonical and Debian. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV or Hot List) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdfinfo_project:pdfinfo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.