CVE-2017-16844

NameCVE-2017-16844
DescriptionHeap-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1173-1, DSA-4041-1
Debian Bugs876511

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
procmail (PTS)buster3.22-26+deb10u1fixed
bullseye3.22-26+deb11u1fixed
bookworm3.22-27fixed
sid, trixie3.24+really3.22-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
procmailsourcewheezy3.22-20+deb7u2DLA-1173-1
procmailsourcejessie3.22-24+deb8u1DSA-4041-1
procmailsourcestretch3.22-25+deb9u1DSA-4041-1
procmailsource(unstable)3.22-26876511
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