CVE-2014-7844 describes a critical vulnerability in BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier, affecting distributions like Debian and Red Hat. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by crafting a malicious email address. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is readily available and it's not on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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