A flaw was found in the way SpamAssassin processes HTML email containing unclosed HTML tags. A carefully crafted mail message could cause SpamAssassin to consume significant resources. If a large number of these messages are sent, a denial of service could occur potentially delaying or preventing the delivery of email.
Find out more about CVE-2017-15705 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS3 Base Score | 7.5 |
---|---|
CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
---|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (spamassassin) | RHSA-2018:2916 | 2018-10-11 |
Platform | Package | State |
---|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | spamassassin | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | spamassassin | Will not fix |