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7.5high

CVE-2004-2771

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 arbitrar…

Published 11 y ago · modified 44 d ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.9%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • linux.oracle.com /errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2014/dsa-3105 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/61693 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=278748 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /oss-sec/2014/q4/1066 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/60940 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/61585 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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