CVE-2017-16844 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8