Stack-based buffer overflow in Mutt - CVE-2018-14360
Published: July 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14146
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14360
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 incorrect sscanf usage. A remote attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Mutt
Arch Linux
Debian Linux
Opensuse
Arch Linux
Debian Linux
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14360
Update to version 1.10.1.
Mutt - update to 1.10.1