SB2020062444 - Fedora 32 update for mutt
Published: June 24, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062444
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14954)
CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure implementation of the STARTTLS buffering for IMAP, SMTP, and POP3 protocols. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary data into the TLS context during MitM attack, e.g. perform a response injection attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.