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A vulnerability was found in NeoMutt (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file newsrc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.
The bug was discovered 07/16/2018. The weakness was shared 07/17/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-14363 since 07/17/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111181 (FreeBSD : mutt/neomutt -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe12ef83-8b47-11e8-96cc-001a4a7ec6be)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171408 (OpenSUSE Security Update for mutt (openSUSE-SU-2018:2212-1)).
Upgrading to version 2018-07-16 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111181).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Data processingCWE: CWE-19
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 111181
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mutt/neomutt -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe12ef83-8b47-11e8-96cc-001a4a7ec6be)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: NeoMutt 2018-07-16
Patch: github.com
Timeline
07/13/2018 🔍07/16/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: 9bfab35522301794483f8f9ed60820bdec9be59eStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-14363 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 104931 - Mutt and NeoMutt CVE-2018-14350 Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/18/2018 08:48Updated: 04/09/2023 15:34
Changes: 07/18/2018 08:48 (73), 03/05/2020 19:26 (3), 04/09/2023 15:27 (5), 04/09/2023 15:34 (1)
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