CVE-2017-16844
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 20.2%procmail - security update
Published: 11/16/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadbuf function in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail message because of a hardcoded realloc size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3618.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/procmailfrom 0, < 3.22-26
- Debian/procmailfrom 0, < 3.22-20+deb7u2
- Debian/procmailfrom 0, < 3.22-24+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |