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CVE-2018-16745

mgetty: Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.9

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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 · 3.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow