Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16844
CVE-2017-16844
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadbuf function in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail message because of a hardcoded realloc size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3618.
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Affected products
12- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/procmail&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/procmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3
< 3.22-277.3+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-277.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-269.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-269.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-240.8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-269.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-269.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-269.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-240.8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-269.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22-269.3.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.htmlnvd
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