Out-of-bounds read in Mutt

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU53619

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32055

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in imap/util.c in Mutt when processing IMAP sequence, which ends with a comma. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mutt: 1.11 - 2.0.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mutt_org:mutt:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mutt_org:mutt:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mutt_org:mutt:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/7c4779ac24d2fb68a2a47b58c7904118f40965d5
https://lists.mutt.org/pipermail/mutt-announce/Week-of-Mon-20210503/000036.html
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/fa1db5785e5cfd9d3cd27b7571b9fe268d2ec2dc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-05

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.