CVE catalog

CVE-2007-2873

spamassassin: CVE-2007-2873

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 11, 2007, 11:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026

SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	spamassassin	sid	`4.0.3~rc1-1`	fixed
Debian	spamassassin	forky	`4.0.2+svn1939112-1`	fixed
Debian	spamassassin	trixie	`4.0.1-5`	fixed
Debian	spamassassin	bookworm	`4.0.1-1~deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	spamassassin	source	sid	`3.2.1-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	spamassassin	source	forky	`3.2.1-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	spamassassin	source	trixie	`3.2.1-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	spamassassin	source	bookworm	`3.2.1-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[sa-compile]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
[spamassassin]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
[spamc]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
[spamd]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[sa-compile]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
[spamassassin]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
[spamc]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
[spamd]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.1-1
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:38 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]