CVE-2014-7844
bsd-mailx - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.55%
Description
BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
How to fix CVE-2014-7844
To remediate CVE-2014-7844, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bsd-mailx—upgrade to 8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1 or later
- Debian/bsd-mailx—upgrade to 8.1.2-0.20100314cvs-1+deb6u1 or later
- —upgrade to 8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2014-7844 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1
- from 0, < 8.1.2-0.20100314cvs-1+deb6u1
- from 0, < 8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |