Procmail 3.22 formail Utility formisc.c Email memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Procmail 3.22 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file formisc.c of the component formail Utility. Performing a manipulation as part of Email results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3618. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Procmail 3.22 (Mail Server Software). This affects an unknown part of the file formisc.c of the component formail Utility. The manipulation as part of a Email leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted email header, related to "unbalanced quotes."

The weakness was published 09/03/2014 by Tavis Ormandy (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-3618 since 05/14/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77622 (Oracle Linux 5 / 6 / 7 : procmail (ELSA-2014-1172)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170520 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for procmail (SUSE-SU-2017:3231-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at openwall.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95688), Tenable (77622), SecurityFocus (BID 69573†), Secunia (SA61076†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030809†). Similar entries are available at VDB-78301, VDB-78310, VDB-78311 and VDB-78312. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 77622
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 / 6 / 7 : procmail (ELSA-2014-1172)
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OpenVAS ID: 703019
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3019-1 (procmail - security update)
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Patch: openwall.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1172
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67455

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X-Force: 95688
SecurityFocus: 69573 - Procmail Formail Utility 'formisc.c' Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 61076 - Oracle Linux update for procmail, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030809
Vulnerability Center: 53096 - procmail 3.22 Remote DoS and Code Execution via a Crafted Email Header, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2014 12:13
Updated: 02/15/2022 09:37
Changes: 09/08/2014 12:13 (74), 02/01/2018 07:31 (12), 02/15/2022 09:33 (3), 02/15/2022 09:36 (1), 02/15/2022 09:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:B0E:103

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