CVE-2014-7844

Publication date 16 December 2014

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
bsd-mailx 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Fixed 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1ubuntu0.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 8.1.2-0.20090911cvs-2ubuntu1.1
heirloom-mailx 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.10 utopic
Fixed 12.5-2+deb7u1build0.14.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 12.5-2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
bsd-mailx
heirloom-mailx

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2455-1
    • bsd-mailx vulnerability
    • 7 January 2015

Other references