CVE-2012-4507 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-10-22

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:claws-mail:claws-mail:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4436	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01238.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00064.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55837
http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2743
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862578

History

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Subscriptions

Claws-mail Claws-mail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-22T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.999Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4507

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-22T23:55:07.710

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4507

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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