Out-of-Bounds Affecting procmail-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.22-25.1.6.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.87% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PROCMAILDEBUGINFO-1677323
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Sept 2014

Introduced: 8 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-3618  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 procmail-debuginfo to version 0:3.22-25.1.6.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-408.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream procmail-debuginfo package and not the procmail-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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."

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1