A command execution issue was found in Apache SpamAssassin prior to 3.4.3. Carefully crafted nefarious Configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands similar to CVE-2018-11805. This issue is less stealthy and attempts to exploit the issue will throw warnings. Reference: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7SY2LUSH2X3IUXN4EQQ5A6QVUFYIV3D/ https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/1
Statement: The attack is triggered by malicious specially crafted .cf files which are basically configuration files for spamassasin. These files can be located at: 1. /usr/share/spamassassin 2. /etc/mail/spamassassin 3. user's home directory, in a directory called .spamassassin All of these locations can only be accessed by either the system administrator or by a user having a local shell account on the machine. In order to successfully exploit this flaw, the attacker needs to convince the user to place the malicious configuration files in one of the above locations.
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s): https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-1931
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2020:4625 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4625