cve-2012-4507
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-10-22 23:00
Modified
2024-08-06 20:35
Severity ?
Summary
The strchr function in procmime.c in Claws Mail (aka claws-mail) 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted email.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00064.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/1Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/3
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/3
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55837
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2743Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862578
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00064.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/1Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55837
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2743Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862578
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