Bug 37370 – bsd-mailx: Command injection (4.0)

Bug 37370 - bsd-mailx: Command injection (4.0)


Summary:	bsd-mailx: Command injection (4.0)

Status:	CLOSED FIXED

Product:	UCS
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Security updates
Version:	UCS 4.0
Hardware:	Other Linux

Importance:	P5 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	UCS 4.0-0-errata
Assigned To:	Moritz Muehlenhoff
QA Contact:	Janek Walkenhorst

URL:
Keywords:

Depends on:
Blocks:
	Show dependency tree / graph

Reported:	2014-12-17 09:04 CET by Moritz Muehlenhoff
Modified:	2015-01-13 11:25 CET (History)
CC List:	0 users

See Also:
What kind of report is it?:	---
What type of bug is this?:	---
Who will be affected by this bug?:	---
How will those affected feel about the bug?:	---
User Pain:
Enterprise Customer affected?:
School Customer affected?:
ISV affected?:
Waiting Support:
Flags outvoted (downgraded) after PO Review:
Ticket number:
Bug group (optional):
Max CVSS v3 score:

Attachments
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.

Description Moritz Muehlenhoff

2014-12-17 09:04:10 CET

An undocumented feature in mailx (the implementation of the mail command) allows the execution of arbitrary commands if the email address is obtained from a remote source (CVE-2014-7844)

Comment 1 Moritz Muehlenhoff

2015-01-12 10:50:39 CET

A fixed package has been built. 

YAML file: 2015-01-12-bsd-mailx.yaml

Comment 2 Janek Walkenhorst

2015-01-12 15:29:36 CET

Tests: OK
Advisory: OK

Comment 3 Moritz Muehlenhoff

2015-01-13 11:25:16 CET

http://errata.univention.de/ucs/4.0/25.html