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Oracle Linux: CVE-2014-7844: ELSA-2014-1999: mailx security update (MODERATE)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 14, 2020
Added
Oct 16, 2024
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.

Solution

oracle-linux-upgrade-mailx
Title
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