Description
POPFile before 0.22.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors involving character sets within e-mail messages.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | popfile | 0.22.2-2sarge1 | DSA-1061-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1061-1 popfile - missing input sanitising Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 20205 third-party-advisory
- 16792 vdb-entry
- 18975 third-party-advisory
- http://popfile.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes/0.22.4
- ADV-2006-0698 vdb-entry
- DSA-1061 vendor-advisory