CVE-2018-16745
mgetty: Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · September 13, 2018
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c, the mail_to parameter is not sanitized. It could allow a buffer overflow if long untrusted input can reach it.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Make sure the notify option in /etc/mgetty+sendfax/mgetty.config does not contain more than 150 characters and that the file is readable and writable only by root.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.9CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow