CVE-2017-16844

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    CVE-2017-16844

    Published: 16 Nov 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511

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