UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16844

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16844
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16844.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16844
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Published
2017-11-16T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-01-30T01:55:16.030426Z
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
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / procmail

Package

Name
procmail
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/procmail@3.22-21ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.22-21ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

3.*
3.22-20
3.22-21
3.22-21ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "procmail",
            "binary_version": "3.22-21ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16844.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / procmail

Package

Name
procmail
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/procmail@3.22-25ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.22-25ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

3.*
3.22-25

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "procmail",
            "binary_version": "3.22-25ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16844.json"