Out-of-Bounds Affecting procmail package, versions <0:3.22-36.el7_4.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
12.2% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PROCMAIL-2520401
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Nov 2017

Introduced: 16 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16844  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 procmail to version 0:3.22-36.el7_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3269.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream procmail package and not the procmail package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.