{
    "id": "CVE-2017-16844",
    "published": "2017-11-16 15:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:10:00",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.12524",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96117",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 12.5% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "procmail",
            "product": "procmail"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269",
        "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.html",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039844",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3269",
        "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876511",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.html",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4041"
    ]
}