BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-113-1 bsd-mailx security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-114-1 heirloom-mailx security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3104-1 bsd-mailx security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3105-1 heirloom-mailx security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7698 BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2455-1 bsd-mailx vulnerability
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.01048}

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{'score': 0.013}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.517Z

Reserved: 2014-10-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-7844

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-14T17:15:11.940

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:18:07.667

Link: CVE-2014-7844

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7844 - Bugzilla

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