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    CVE-2017-16844

    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.

    Published:Sep 22, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 16, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.2023
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Procmail
    Product
    Procmail
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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    High