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SpamAssassin spamd Remote Command Execution

Disclosed
06/06/2006
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a flaw in the SpamAssassin spamd service by specifying a malicious vpopmail User header, when running with vpopmail and paranoid modes enabled (non-default). Versions prior to v3.1.3 are vulnerable

Author(s)

  • aushack <patrick@osisecurity.com.au>

Platform

Unix

Architectures

cmd

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/unix/misc/spamassassin_exec
msf exploit(spamassassin_exec) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(spamassassin_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(spamassassin_exec) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(spamassassin_exec) > exploit

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