Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-16844 · published 16 November 2017

CVE-2017-16844: Procmail memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Procmail · Procmail

Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadbuf function in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail message because of a hardcoded realloc size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3618.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 13% · top 3.9% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow

9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0

13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

10References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Procmail Procmail

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041	Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-16844), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.