#VU13922 Buffer overflow in Mutt
Published: July 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13922
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mutt
Mutt
Software vendor:
Mutt.org
Mutt.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in imap/command.c file when verifying IMAP mailbox status. A remote attacker that controls the IMAP server can send an overly long response to the vulnerable mail client, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that victim connects to a compromised server or the attacker is able to perform MitM (man-in-the-middle) attack.
Remediation
Update to version 1.10.1.