Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Mutt and NeoMutt Email Clients
CVE-2018-14358

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Mutt

Status
Mutt
Neomutt
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-14358?

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Mutt and NeoMutt email clients, specifically in the imap/message.c component. This issue arises when processing a FETCH response containing an excessively long RFC822.SIZE field, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Users of these email clients are urged to upgrade to safer versions to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/3287534daa3beac68e...
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

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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