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Debian GNU/Linux

Debian Security Advisory DSA 1090-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze
June 6th, 2006 http://www.debian.org/security/faq

Package : spamassassin
Vulnerability : programming error
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2006-2447

A vulnerability has been discoverd 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.

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.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.3-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your spamd package.

Upgrade Instructions

wget url

will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb

will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given at the end of this advisory:

apt-get update

will update the internal database apt-get upgrade

will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge

Source archives:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamassassin_3.0.3-2sarge1.dsc
      Size/MD5 checksum: 788 f9cce6d19fd73d0d62561a14672e9564
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamassassin_3.0.3-2sarge1.diff.gz
      Size/MD5 checksum: 45414 8804e76766eefa4324509b94dc005afa
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamassassin_3.0.3.orig.tar.gz
      Size/MD5 checksum: 999558 ca96f23cd1eb7d663ab55db98ef8090c

Architecture independent components:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamassassin_3.0.3-2sarge1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 769158 c4f10367da201b11d09a1c15da946f3b

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 61720 3415e7c2962d21b897c6301c8ce88d8c

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 59700 4ee41384f107a46440c74bd2c6ff3cd4

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 58494 909e85063300d2ddfc38270e19f39b9c

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 57626 adb71b8190e535646d936333da1180ca

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 65166 63435fc25e69eb3dcbdd95b9f682fbe5

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 60366 7eb8b16a9701e96f2298cb0506bc2aa9

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 57672 66ca12aa5edec5380b6d8eb959fab045

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 60362 98cf7bd2a3db3fa65b9f6ded3891a695

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 60354 47bc85b216aad03d54f2a7a342cef760

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 60730 c408427db34e9d38c982190c8e8ff8d5

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 59574 b3fc066015148c10ad11d4055a1a2289

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/spamassassin/spamc_3.0.3-2sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 58492 a20e3d4ed9fd9a9d013f380e0f4b3c33

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update.

For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>

Mandriva Linux

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:095
http://www.mandriva.com/security/

Package : libtiff
Date : June 5, 2006
Affected: 10.2, 2006.0, Corporate 3.0

Problem Description:

A stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.

NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid, and there may not be a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2656

Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 10.2:
e356958f9c56b4ce0baac1f887e558c7 10.2/RPMS/libtiff3-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.i586.rpm
788a65c8f43f17e4c27e6dddfedbe199 10.2/RPMS/libtiff3-devel-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.i586.rpm
bab3512cd0b0574df7306f3d3b2f9c08 10.2/RPMS/libtiff3-static-devel-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.i586.rpm
d4df17ea2b32ab87abbc3e6434f3e182 10.2/RPMS/libtiff-progs-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.i586.rpm
58c68115b9dca1560dbaab7501fa56e5 10.2/SRPMS/libtiff-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 10.2/X86_64:
1b9ec065ec8ff0c115fef2a02844b731 x86_64/10.2/RPMS/lib64tiff3-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
6b940c1ed1452426e89d24b4ee7ba4a5 x86_64/10.2/RPMS/lib64tiff3-devel-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
e315d4c99387b0907f1b327ad25f41a0 x86_64/10.2/RPMS/lib64tiff3-static-devel-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
e356958f9c56b4ce0baac1f887e558c7 x86_64/10.2/RPMS/libtiff3-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.i586.rpm
788a65c8f43f17e4c27e6dddfedbe199 x86_64/10.2/RPMS/libtiff3-devel-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.i586.rpm
bab3512cd0b0574df7306f3d3b2f9c08 x86_64/10.2/RPMS/libtiff3-static-devel-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.i586.rpm
700da33c16257916229a0ce96fbc8d98 x86_64/10.2/RPMS/libtiff-progs-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
58c68115b9dca1560dbaab7501fa56e5 x86_64/10.2/SRPMS/libtiff-3.6.1-11.4.102mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006.0:
d2da30628db3bbfd189e50d138e98ea4 2006.0/RPMS/libtiff3-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
c979002e80fa295f3392ce07333f83ab 2006.0/RPMS/libtiff3-devel-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
88486341b90203b68e664f8a56ed740f 2006.0/RPMS/libtiff3-static-devel-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
760d13e92ff1a25e10d822908e450e18 2006.0/RPMS/libtiff-progs-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
08e664ab32e12343f172896e7deed4ee 2006.0/SRPMS/libtiff-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006.0/X86_64:
0f030fe466df0b320da290ff091219cf x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/lib64tiff3-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
97d32c411a051b6888e56822b60ffac0 x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/lib64tiff3-devel-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
70641ce6e7ee9d991cf93c6eda2ee5d9 x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/lib64tiff3-static-devel-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
d2da30628db3bbfd189e50d138e98ea4 x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/libtiff3-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
c979002e80fa295f3392ce07333f83ab x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/libtiff3-devel-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
88486341b90203b68e664f8a56ed740f x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/libtiff3-static-devel-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
a38cba2f7bafea266af58ffa2934f70b x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/libtiff-progs-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
08e664ab32e12343f172896e7deed4ee x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/libtiff-3.6.1-12.3.20060mdk.src.rpm

Corporate 3.0:
08c2688f83c54120cf0440f18dd139c2 corporate/3.0/RPMS/libtiff3-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.i586.rpm
d2a6a62d1a1f27f79a5df3af6b7471bc corporate/3.0/RPMS/libtiff3-devel-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.i586.rpm
ef6ecfa50b8490e0086f840cbe9f60bb corporate/3.0/RPMS/libtiff3-static-devel-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.i586.rpm
5b9b9ba8455fd16fffaf8d2877caa417 corporate/3.0/RPMS/libtiff-progs-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.i586.rpm
cdff1055d197c758f534e8b4d6599702 corporate/3.0/SRPMS/libtiff-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.src.rpm

Corporate 3.0/X86_64:
156844705884d12ca65f5d636445398e x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/lib64tiff3-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
4b61f0dd365cac4307aff60957c25aeb x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/lib64tiff3-devel-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
9f4d1714e078864e2f63f6ea4510cae3 x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/lib64tiff3-static-devel-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
08c2688f83c54120cf0440f18dd139c2 x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/libtiff3-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.i586.rpm
2cf52c985a86cbbc84538c7ce247c0fc x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/libtiff-progs-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
cdff1055d197c758f534e8b4d6599702 x86_64/corporate/3.0/SRPMS/libtiff-3.5.7-11.10.C30mdk.src.rpm

To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team <security*mandriva.com>

Red Hat Linux

Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: spamassassin security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2006:0543-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html
Issue date: 2006-06-06
Updated on: 2006-06-06
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CVE-2006-2447

1. Summary:

Updated spamassassin packages that fix an arbitrary code execution flaw are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Problem description:

SpamAssassin provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (SPAM) from incoming email.

A flaw was found with the way the Spamassassin spamd daemon processes the virtual pop username passed to it. If a site is running spamd with both 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 the spamd daemon. (CVE-2006-2447)

Note: None of the IMAP or POP servers shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 support vpopmail delivery. Running spamd with the --vpopmail and - --paranoid flags is uncommon and not the default startup option as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

Spamassassin, as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, performs RBL lookups against visi.com to help determine if an email is spam. However, this DNS RBL has recently disappeared, resulting in mail filtering delays and timeouts.

Users of SpamAssassin should upgrade to these updated packages containing version 3.0.6 and backported patches, which are not vulnerable to these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

178580 - /etc/sysconfig/spamassasin loses file context and timestamp 191033 - spamassassin looks up broken NS domain (visi.com) 193865 - CVE-2006-2447 spamassassin arbitrary command execution

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
1cf6fab6ed57f94851a8c87ada04f523 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm

i386:
0978c0b3e20da3fac966c71d13667bea spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
25bd4187c6a66e2ca677105811029237 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
8e16f3dea0718f28a779ab7265a5bee1 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm
3e1d2e066d9703cd6beaa5a9bad55c4a spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm

ppc:
1777390bb8c1371d85b5f18ebbf3f50a spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ppc.rpm
d32f0f8e36f8bb5794a77ac0e7fd4d9f spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.ppc.rpm

s390:
19525de01fac4f0d7bb66ea5f5abd955 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.s390.rpm
d582574e19e8302d4b2aba17e8efd558 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.s390.rpm

s390x:
6c35a656281f5d4d5fe856987dfe686b spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.s390x.rpm
31a8592215353516a365f8b80ed487f4 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
0e723a4ff9037961094be458f0da16e3 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
4c4640624ad78ea722d1407bf0a7ba82 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
1cf6fab6ed57f94851a8c87ada04f523 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm

i386:
0978c0b3e20da3fac966c71d13667bea spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
25bd4187c6a66e2ca677105811029237 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm