Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Mutt and NeoMutt Email Clients
CVE-2018-14359

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Mutt

Status
Mutt
Neomutt
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-14359?

A buffer overflow was discovered in the Mutt and NeoMutt email clients, allowing for potential exploitation through specially crafted base64 data. This vulnerability could lead to serious security issues, compromising the integrity and availability of the affected email systems.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/3d9028fec8f4d08db2...
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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