NULL pointer dereference in Libetpan Project

CVE-2017-8825

A null dereference vulnerability has been found in the MIME handling component of LibEtPan before 1.8, as used in MailCore and MailCore 2. A crash can occur in low-level/imf/mailimf.c during a failed parse of a Cc header containing multiple e-mail addresses.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8825?
CVE-2017-8825 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libetpan Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-8825?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8825 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.