CVE-2014-7844
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 14, 2020 at 04:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC
9 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
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