Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-36982.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-36982
Upstream
Published
2017-11-16T15:29:00Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:13:07.551834Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2017-16844 affecting package procmail for versions less than 3.22-53
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / procmail

Package

Name
procmail
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/procmail

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.22-53

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-36982.json"