CVE-2007-2873

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.

Published: 2007-06-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-2873 is rated Low Risk (16.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2873

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.34% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2873

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2873

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-2873

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-2873 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (spamassassin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2873
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2873
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-2873 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (spamassassin), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 5, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2873

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2873

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamassassin spamassassin 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2873

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