CVE-2010-1132

SpamAssassin Milter Plugin <0.3.1 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1132. PoCs published by kingcope.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a remote command execution vulnerability in the Spamassassin Milter plugin when the expand flag (-x) is enabled. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of the recipient address in a popen() call, allowing arbitrary command execution as root.

Description

The mlfi_envrcpt function in spamass-milter.cpp in SpamAssassin Milter Plugin 0.3.1, when using the expand option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via shell metacharacters in the RCPT TO field of an email message.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by kingcope · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11662

The exploit demonstrates a remote command execution vulnerability in the Spamassassin Milter plugin when the expand flag (-x) is enabled. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of the recipient address in a popen() call, allowing arbitrary command execution as root.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Spamassassin Milter Plugin (spamass-milter-0.3.1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Spamassassin Milter running with the expand flag (-x) enabled · Access to the SMTP service (port 25)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (19)

Core 19
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0559
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0683
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39265
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0837
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38578
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572117
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2021
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?29136
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11662
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/573228
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038535.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023691
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/62809
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56732
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38956
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38840
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038777.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038572.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0851
EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
georg_greve/spamassassin_milter_plugin 0.3.1
Published Mar 27, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026