Mutt 1.5.23 mutt_substrdup memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Mutt 1.5.23 (Mail Client Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function mutt_substrdup. 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.

The weakness was published 11/27/2014 by Jakub Wilk as mutt: heap-based buffer overflow in mutt_substrdup() as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9116 since 11/26/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82331 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mutt (MDVSA-2015:078)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171408 (OpenSUSE Security Update for mutt (openSUSE-SU-2018:2212-1)).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting set weed=off. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98989) and Tenable (82331). Additional details are provided at bugs.debian.org. Similar entries are available at 121545, 121546, 121547 and 121548.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 82331
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mutt (MDVSA-2015:078)
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OpenVAS ID: 703083
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3083-1 (mutt - security update)
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Config: set weed=off

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Advisory: mutt: heap-based buffer overflow in mutt_substrdup()
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
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CVE: CVE-2014-9116 (🔍)
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X-Force: 98989 - Mutt mutt_substrdup() buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031266 - Mutt Buffer Overflow in mutt_substrdup() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 47554 - mutt 1.5.23 \x27write_one_header\x27 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Header With an Empty Body, Medium
SecurityFocus: 71334 - Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Created: 11/27/2014 12:03
Updated: 02/27/2022 09:53
Changes: 11/27/2014 12:03 (81), 06/15/2017 11:18 (5), 02/27/2022 09:50 (3), 02/27/2022 09:53 (1)
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