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Subject:
Security ERRATA Important: procmail on SL7.x x86_64
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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:07:18 -0000
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Synopsis:          Important: procmail security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2017:3269-1
Issue Date:        2017-11-29
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2017-16844
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Security Fix(es):

* A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in procmail's formail
utility. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted email that, when
processed by formail, could cause formail to crash or, possibly, execute
arbitrary code as the user running formail. (CVE-2017-16844)
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SL7
  x86_64
    procmail-3.22-36.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
    procmail-debuginfo-3.22-36.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team

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