CVE-2017-16844
high-risk
Published 2017-11-16
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.
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22.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 78% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (10)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041
51
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
14/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal