CVE-2014-3618 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2014-3618

Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22...

Vulnerability Description

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."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

procmail, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
3.22, 10.04, 12.04, 14.04

Timeline

Official Publish: September 8th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.