CVE-2014-3618

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-09-04
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in procmail's formail utility. A remote attacker could send an email with specially crafted headers that, when processed by formail, could cause procmail to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running formail.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (procmail)	ELSA-2014-1172	2014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (procmail)	ELSA-2014-1172	2014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (procmail)	ELSA-2014-1172	2014-09-10