Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in mailx, the worst of which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
Package | mail-client/mailx on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 8.1.2.20160123 |
Unaffected versions | >= 8.1.2.20160123 |
A utility program for sending and receiving mail, also known as a Mail User Agent program.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mailx. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All mailx users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mailx-8.1.2.20160123"
Release date
April 08, 2018
Latest revision
April 08, 2018: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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