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title: "CVE-2014-3618\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-3618

Publication date 4 September 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows
remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute
arbitrary code via a crafted email header, related to "unbalanced quotes."

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| procmail | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.22-21ubuntu0.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 3.22-19ubuntu0.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.22-18ubuntu1.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3618)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3618)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3618)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3618)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2340-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2340-1)
+ procmail vulnerability
+ 4 September 2014

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/03/8>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3618>