Directory traversal in Mutt - #VU13924
Published: July 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13924
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1.8 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
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 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.
Affected software
Mutt
Slackware Linux
Slackware Linux
Remediation
Update to version 1.10.1.
Mutt - update to 1.10.1