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CVE-2014-7844
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2014-7844
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
CWEs
CWE-74
Published Date
Jan 14, 2020
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066
Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105
Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066
Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105
Third Party Advisory
Analysis
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Affected Component
Analysis
heirloom-mailx
Patched
Vulnerability Ratings
#
7.8
CVSSv31
7.2
CVSSv2
Others affected component
#
Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
heirloom-mailx
buildroot
master
12.5
Patched
Resolved with patches
#
heirloom-mailx (buildroot:2025.02.x)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
outof: Introduce expandaddr flag
Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
CVE-2014-7844
heirloom-mailx (buildroot:master)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
outof: Introduce expandaddr flag
Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
CVE-2014-7844