BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Apache | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-006 | Aug 28, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Mailcmds | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade mailx | Aug 17, 2018 | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade bsd-mailxUpgrade heirloom-mailx | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 14, 2020 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jul 10, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/mailx. | Apr 9, 2018 | Apr 8, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade mailx | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mailxUpgrade mailx-openssl1 | Dec 18, 2015 | Dec 18, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade bsd-mailx | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 14, 2020 |
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