Integer underflow in Mutt - CVE-2018-14353
Published: July 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14140
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14353
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mutt.org
Affected software:
Mutt
Mutt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in imap_quote_string in imap/util.c. . A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14353
Update to version 1.10.1.