Improper Input Validation Vulnerability in Mutt and NeoMutt Email Clients
CVE-2018-14351

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Mutt

Status
Mutt
Neomutt
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-14351?

An issue has been discovered in the Mutt and NeoMutt email clients where an improperly handled long IMAP status mailbox literal count can lead to unexpected behavior. This flaw may potentially allow an attacker to exploit the email client when processing specially crafted IMAP commands.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg0...
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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