CVE-2014-3618 — procmail - security update

Description

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."

How to fix CVE-2014-3618

To remediate CVE-2014-3618, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

Debian/procmail—upgrade to 3.22-22 or later
Debian/procmail—upgrade to 3.22-19+deb6u1 or later
Debian/procmail—upgrade to 3.22-20+deb7u1 or later

Is CVE-2014-3618 being exploited?

Moderate — EPSS is 8.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.

Affected packages (3)

from 0, < 3.22-22
from 0, < 3.22-19+deb6u1
from 0, < 3.22-20+deb7u1

References (1)

ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3618