CVE-2014-3618
procmail: Heap-overflow in procmail's formail utility when processing specially-crafted email headers
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 4, 2014
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in procmail's formail utility. A remote attacker could send an email with specially crafted headers that, when processed by formail, could cause procmail to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running formail.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write