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CVE-2014-7844
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-74
Description
BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
Affected products
- Bsd Mailx Project Bsd Mailx: 8.1.2
- Debian Linux: 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 6.6, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: 6.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 (+1)
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 6.6, 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0
References
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105
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