UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844

    Published: 16 Dec 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-7844
    Aliases:
    USN-2455-1

    Summary:

    Details: BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7844, https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=141875285203183&w=2, https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104, https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2455-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7844

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: bsd-mailx

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1ubuntu1
    8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High