CVE catalog
CVE-2014-7844
bsd-mailx: CVE-2014-7844
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.55% · Oct 27, 2026
BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted email address.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | bsd-mailx | sid | 8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | bsd-mailx | forky | 8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | bsd-mailx | trixie | 8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | bsd-mailx | bookworm | 8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | heirloom-mailx | 14.04 | 12.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | heirloom-mailx | 14.04 | 12.5-2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | bsd-mailx | source | sid | 8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | bsd-mailx | source | forky | 8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | bsd-mailx | source | trixie | 8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | bsd-mailx | source | bookworm | 8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | deb | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | USN-2455-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | bsd-mailx | deb | 14.04 | 8.1.2-0.20131005cvs-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | heirloom-mailx | deb | 14.04 | 12.5-2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [bsd-mailx]Fixed
Details (2)
8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1dsa · bsd-mailx · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsd-mailx · debian · 12
8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1dsa · bsd-mailx · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsd-mailx · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [bsd-mailx]Fixed
Details (2)
8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1dsa · bsd-mailx · debian · 13
8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
8.1.2-0.20141216cvs-1dsa · bsd-mailx · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2014_1999.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7844]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-113-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3104-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7844]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2455-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7844]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-7844.json]
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