Buffer overflow in Procmail
CVE-2014-3618
Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted email header, related to "unbalanced quotes."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.085 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Procmail — versions 3.22
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3618?
- CVE-2014-3618 is a vulnerability in Procmail, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-09-08.
- Is CVE-2014-3618 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.