SB2014032509 - Amazon Linux AMI update for mutt



SB2014032509 - Amazon Linux AMI update for mutt

Published: March 25, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014032509
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0467)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Buffer overflow in copy.c in Mutt before 1.5.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RFC2047 header line, related to address expansion.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.