CVE-2012-4507

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-10-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The strchr function in procmime.c in Claws Mail (aka claws-mail) 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted email.

Affected products

Claws-Mail: 3.8.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00064.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55837
http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2743
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862578
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00064.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55837

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