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CVE-2017-16844

Date: November 16, 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.

Language: Unix

Severity Score

Related Resources (10)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16844
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16844
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16844
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-16844
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-16844

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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