CVE-2020-1930

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In addition to upgrading to SA 3.4.4, we again recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places. If you cannot upgrade, do not use 3rd party rulesets, do not use sa-compile and do not run spamd as an account with elevated privileges."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se detect\u00f3 un problema de ejecuci\u00f3n de comando en Apache SpamAssassin versiones anteriores a 3.4.3. Los archivos (.cf) de Configuraci\u00f3n de reglas nefastas cuidadosamente dise\u00f1adas pueden ser configuradas para ejecutar comandos de sistema similar al CVE-2018-11805. Con este error sin parchear, pueden ser inyectadas las explotaciones en varios escenarios, incluyendo los mismos privilegios en que se ejecuta spamd, que pueden ser elevados, aunque hacerlo remotamente es dif\u00edcil. 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