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CVE-2014-3618 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possib…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-3581

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.9%
EPSS 8.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

  • procmail Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.22-22

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3618

  • procmail Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.22-21ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3618

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • procmail RHEL 5 3.22-17.1.2
  • procmail RHEL 6 3.22-25.1.el6_5.1
  • procmail RHEL 7 3.22-34.el7_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1172

  • procmail openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.22-270.9

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10533-1

  • procmail CBL-Mariner 2.0, Azure Linux 3.0 3.22-53

azure linux advisories AZL-36981AZL-6802AZL-7331

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3618 updated cvss 6.8

procmail: Heap-overflow in procmail's formail utility when processing specially-crafted email headers

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) procmail 3.22-17.1.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) procmail 3.22-34.el7_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) procmail 3.22-17.1.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) procmail 3.22-25.1.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) procmail 3.22-25.1.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) procmail 3.22-25.1.el6_5.1
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) procmail 3.22-34.el7_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) procmail 3.22-25.1.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) procmail 3.22-34.el7_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1172

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

8.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/03/8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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