SB2018082319 - Red Hat update for mutt



SB2018082319 - Red Hat update for mutt

Published: August 23, 2018 Updated: August 23, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018082319
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14354)

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection. A remote attacker can use IMAP servers to inject and execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with a manual subscription or unsubscription.


2) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14357)

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection. A remote attacker can use IMAP servers to inject and execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with an automatic subscription.


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14362)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to forbid characters that may have unsafe interaction with message-cache pathnames, as demonstrated by a '/' character. A remote attacker can conduct directory traversal attack and gain access to arbitrary data or cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.