Command injection in Mutt - CVE-2018-14354
Published: July 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14141
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14354
CWE-ID: CWE-77
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 execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection. A remote attacker can use IMAP servers to inject and execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with a manual subscription or unsubscription.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14354
Update to version 1.10.1.