CVE-2004-2771: Input Validation
First published: Wed Dec 24 2014(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux | =6 | |
| Oracle Linux | =7 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =7.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =6.0 | |
| Bsd Mailx Project Bsd Mailx | <=8.1.2 | |
| Heirloom mailx | <=12.5 |
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Reference Links
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61585
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60940
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61693
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=278748
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/references
- agent/type
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- vendor/oracle
- canonical/oracle linux
- version/oracle linux/6
- version/oracle linux/7
- vendor/redhat
- canonical/red hat enterprise linux
- version/red hat enterprise linux/7.0
- version/red hat enterprise linux/6.0
- vendor/bsd mailx project
- canonical/bsd mailx project bsd mailx
- version/bsd mailx project bsd mailx/8.1.2
- vendor/heirloom
- canonical/heirloom mailx
- version/heirloom mailx/12.5