vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-16844: Important: procmail security update (CESA-2017:3269)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 29, 2017 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 16, 2017
Added
Nov 29, 2017
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-procmailcentos-upgrade-procmail-debuginfo
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