PT-2017-3219 · None+5 · Procmail+5

Jakub Wilk · Published 2017-09-23 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-16844

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions procmail version 3.22

Description The issue is a heap-based buffer overflow in the loadbuf function in formisc.c in formail, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail message. This is due to a hardcoded realloc size.

Recommendations For procmail version 3.22, consider disabling the loadbuf function in formisc.c as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the formail component to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the affected function to process e-mail messages until the issue is resolved.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-1499

AZL-36982

AZL-6803

AZL-7332

BDU:2017-02652

CESA-2017_3269

CVE-2017-16844

DLA-1173-1

DSA-4041-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11194-1

RHSA-2017:3269

RHSA-2017_3269

SUSE-SU-2017:3231-1

SUSE-SU-2017_3231-1

SUSE-SU-2018:0173-1

SUSE-SU-2018_0173-1

USN-3483-1

USN-3483-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Centos

Red Hat

Suse

Ubuntu

Procmail

References · 28

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11194-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-6803 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3483-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16844 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16844 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:0173-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-7332 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02652 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3269.html · Vendor Advisory