Buffer overflow in Mutt - #VU13923
Published: July 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13923
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in msg_parse_fetch() function in imap/message.c file. A remote attacker that controls the IMAP server can send an overly long response to the vulnerable mail client, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that victim connects to a compromised server or the attacker is able to perform MitM (man-in-the-middle) attack.
Affected software
Mutt
Slackware Linux
Slackware Linux
Remediation
Update to version 1.10.1.
Mutt - update to 1.10.1