SpamAssassin could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted file.
USN-3811-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
13 November 2018
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
SpamAssassin could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted file.
USN-3811-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain unclosed tags in emails. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15705)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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