Mutt 1.4.2 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Mutt 1.4.2 (Mail Client Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.2 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via "&" characters in the GECOS field, which triggers the overflow during alias expansion.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2007. The weakness was presented 05/11/2007 as Bug 239890 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-2683 since 05/15/2007. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25804 (FreeBSD : mutt -- buffer overflow vulnerability (863f95d3-3df1-11dc-b3d3-0016179b2dd5)), 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 156105 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Mutt (ELSA-2007-0386)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34441) and Tenable (25804). See 32751 for similar entry.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25804
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mutt -- buffer overflow vulnerability (863f95d3-3df1-11dc-b3d3-0016179b2dd5)
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OpenVAS ID: 58818
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mutt, mutt-lite, ja-mutt, zh-mutt
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Advisory: Bug 239890
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CVE: CVE-2007-2683 (🔍)
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X-Force: 34441
SecurityTracker: 1018066
Vulnerability Center: 15273 - Mutt 1.4.2 Buffer Overflow Allows Local Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24192 - Mutt Mutt_Gecos_Name Function Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 25408
OSVDB: 34973 - Mutt GECOS Field Alias Expansion Overflow

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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/20/2019 09:53
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (87), 07/20/2019 09:53 (3)
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