CVE-2014-7844

moderate-risk
Published 2020-01-14

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

Do I need to act?

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0.55% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Debian Redhat Bsd Mailx Project

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html
Mailing List http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105
Third Party Advisory http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html
Mailing List http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 21/34 · High