CVE-2014-3618

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-3618
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-08 14:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Application Procmail Procmail 3.22 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA61108 - SUSE update for procmail - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3019-1 procmail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-1172 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1137-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 OS X El Capitan 10.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Security Advisory SA61090 - Red Hat update for procmail - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-2340-1: procmail vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Security Advisory SA61076 - Oracle Linux update for procmail - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - heap overflow in procmail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:1114-1: important: procmail: fixed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Procmail Formail Utility 'formisc.c' Heap Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2014-3618 MITRE access.redhat.com
1137581 – (CVE-2014-3618) CVE-2014-3618 procmail: Heap-overflow in procmail's formail utility when processing specially-crafted email headers MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 900963 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for procmail (6802-1)
  • 901520 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for procmail (7331-1)

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