Mutt 1.2.5.1/1.3.25 RFC822 Address Parser privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mutt 1.2.5.1/1.3.25. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component RFC822 Address Parser. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0001. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mutt 1.2.5.1/1.3.25 (Mail Client Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component RFC822 Address Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in RFC822 address parser in mutt before 1.2.5.1 and mutt 1.3.x before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an improperly terminated comment or phrase in the address list.

The bug was discovered 01/01/2002. The weakness was shared 02/27/2002 by Joost Pol (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0001. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14933 (Debian DSA-096-2 : mutt - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.5.1 or 1.3.25 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7759), Tenable (14933), SecurityFocus (BID 3774†), OSVDB (13399†) and Secunia (SA26419†). The entries VDB-3244, VDB-3243 and VDB-3245 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14933
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-096-2 : mutt - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53835
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 096-1 (mutt)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mutt 1.2.5.1/1.3.25

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01/01/2002 🔍
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01/03/2002 +2 days 🔍
02/27/2002 +55 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +945 days 🔍
08/12/2007 +1047 days 🔍
08/14/2007 +2 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +2523 days 🔍
07/23/2019 +1838 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Joost Pol
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17939
X-Force: 7759
SecurityFocus: 3774 - Mutt Address Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26419
OSVDB: 13399 - Mutt - Address Handling - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15854 - Mutt < 1.2.5.1, 1.3-1.3.24 Remote Code Execution due to a Vulnerability in RFC822, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:38
Updated: 07/23/2019 14:45
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:38 (76), 07/23/2019 14:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:461:103

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