CVE-2019-12420 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apache SpamAssassin versions prior to 3.4.3, as well as Debian distributions utilizing these versions. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a malicious email message that consumes excessive system resources, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, impacting availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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