CVE-2014-3618

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted email header, related to "unbalanced quotes."

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
Procmail: 3.22

References

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1172.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00022.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1172.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61076
http://secunia.com/advisories/61090
http://secunia.com/advisories/61108
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3019
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/03/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69573
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2340-1

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