CVE-2014-3618 (GCVE-0-2014-3618)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-09-08 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:50
VLAI
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted email header, related to "unbalanced quotes."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/61108 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/03/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2340-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1172.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1172.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/61090 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69573 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/61076 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2014-07-18 00:00
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