1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2340-1

USN-2340-1: procmail vulnerability

Publication date

4 September 2014

Overview

formail could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted mail.

Releases

Packages

Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the formail tool incorrectly handled certain
malformed mail headers. An attacker could use this flaw to cause formail to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the formail tool incorrectly handled certain
malformed mail headers. An attacker could use this flaw to cause formail to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty procmail –  3.22-21ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise procmail –  3.22-19ubuntu0.1
10.04 lucid procmail –  3.22-18ubuntu1.1

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