Directory traversal in Mutt - #VU13924

 

Directory traversal in Mutt - #VU13924

Published: July 20, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13924
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mutt.org
Affected software:
Mutt

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of UID values in pop.c within bcache implementation. A remote attacker that controls the POP3 server can traverse directories on the client's system.



Remediation

Update to version 1.10.1.

Sources