UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7844

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844

Upstream

CVE-2014-7844

Downstream

USN-2455-1

Related

USN-2455-1

Published

2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:43:14Z

Severity

7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / bsd-mailx

Package

Name: bsd-mailx
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bsd-mailx@8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

8.*

8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1ubuntu1

8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "bsd-mailx"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844.json"

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / heirloom-mailx