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CVE-2004-2771
Published: Dec 24, 2014
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html
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DSA-3105
vendor-advisory
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61693
third-party-advisory
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=278748
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[oss-security] 20141216 mailx issues (CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844)
mailing-list
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60940
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
61585
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2014:1999
vendor-advisory
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