CVE-2007-0451 json
Apache SpamAssassin before 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via long URLs in malformed HTML, which triggers "mass…
published 2007-02-16 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0450
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.9%
- EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache SpamAssassin before 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via long URLs in malformed HTML, which triggers "massive memory usage."
Patch / fix
- spamassassin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.7-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0451
- spamassassin RHEL 5 3.1.8-2.el5
- spamassassin RHEL 4 3.1.8-2.el4
red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0075RHSA-2007:0074
- spamassassin openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.4.6-71.3
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11395-1
- securityfocus.com/bid/22584 patch
- fedoranews.org/cms/node/2659 advisory
- fedoranews.org/cms/node/2657 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-0451 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) spamassassin 3.1.8-2.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0075
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 spamassassin 3.1.8-2.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0074
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) spamassassin 3.1.8-2.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0075
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 spamassassin 3.1.8-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 spamassassin 3.1.8-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 spamassassin 3.1.8-2.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0074
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Exploit prediction
6.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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fedoranews.org
/cms/node/2659
vendor-advisory, patch
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fedoranews.org
/cms/node/2657
vendor-advisory, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/22584
vdb-entry, patch
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:049
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2007-0074.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200703-02.xml
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0075.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24200
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24889
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24265
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0628
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24250
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24256
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24197
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24307
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- spamassassin.apache.org /advisories/cve-2007-0451.txt
- issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-1073
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10018
vdb-entry, signature
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securitytracker.com
/id?1017666
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/32536
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/33207
vdb-entry
- svn.apache.org /repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.1/build/announcements/3.1.8.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-0451
- NVD CVE-2007-0451
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