openEuler update for mutt

Published: 2023-09-22

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	openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system mutt-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component 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	openEuler

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

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS SP2

mutt-help: before 2.2.12-1

mutt-debuginfo: before 2.2.12-1

mutt-debugsource: before 2.2.12-1

mutt: before 2.2.12-1

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1660

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