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CVE-2017-16844

Published: 16 November 2017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadbuf function in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail message because of a hardcoded realloc size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3618.

Priority

High

CVSS 3 base score: 9.8

Status

Package Release Status
procmail
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (3.22-26)
precise
Released (3.22-19ubuntu0.2)
trusty
Released (3.22-21ubuntu0.2)
xenial
Released (3.22-25ubuntu0.16.04.1)
zesty
Released (3.22-25ubuntu0.17.04.1)
artful
Released (3.22-25ubuntu0.17.10.1)