Apache Software Foundation Security Report: 2019

2020-01-30 Thread Sally Khudairi
[this report is available online at https://s.apache.org/tbyxg ] Synopsis: This report explores the state of security across all Apache Software Foundation projects for the calendar year 2019. We review key metrics, specific vulnerabilities, and the most common ways users of ASF projects were af

The Apache News Round-up: week ending 31 January 2020

2020-01-30 Thread Swapnil M Mane
[this newsletter is available online at https://s.apache.org/s70bu ] Farewell, January --we're wrapping up the month with another great week. Here are the latest updates on the Apache community's activities: ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accord

[CVE-2020-1930] Apache SpamAssassin Nefarious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands

2020-01-30 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.4 was recently released [1], and fixes an issue of security note where nefarious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands similar to CVE-2018-11805.  With this bug unpatched, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios including the same