SB2021052718 - Gentoo update for Mutt, NeoMutt
Published: May 27, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021052718
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32055)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 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
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.