CVE-2014-3618

Public Exploit

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."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.17% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00022.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61108 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3019 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/03/8 mailing list exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2340-1 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1172.html vendor advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1172.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61090 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69573 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/61076 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95688 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3618?
CVE-2014-3618 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3618?
To fix CVE-2014-3618, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3618 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3618 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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