Amazon Linux AMI update for mutt

Published: 2023-10-06

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	Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Amazon Web Services

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 packages:

i686:
    mutt-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.10.amzn1.i686
    mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.10.amzn1.i686

src:
    mutt-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.10.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.10.amzn1.x86_64
    mutt-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.10.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1836.html

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