SUSE update for mutt

Published: 2023-09-20

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-4874 CVE-2023-4875
CWE-ID	CWE-476
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system mutt-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component mutt-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component mutt Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU80636

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4874

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when viewing a specially crafted email. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted email and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mutt to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

mutt-debuginfo: before 1.10.1-55.30.1

mutt-debugsource: before 1.10.1-55.30.1

mutt: before 1.10.1-55.30.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233702-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU80635