CVE-2017-16844
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16844
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16844.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.22-26 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.22-26 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.22-26 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.22-26 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.22-26 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| procmail | procmail | 3.22 | |
References
- 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
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16844.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16844
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.