CVE-2004-2771
N/A
Published: December 24, 2014 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 03:08 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsEnterprise LinuxLinuxBsd Mailx
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
The expand function in fio.c in Heirloom mailx 12.5 and earlier and BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an email address.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 8.1.2
v ≤ 12.5
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=278748Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card