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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-14357

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with an automatic subscription.
Publish Date : 2018-07-17 Last Update Date : 2020-08-24
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
7.5
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Execute Code
CWE ID 78

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
RHSA-2018:2526: mutt security update (Important) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20182526 unix
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- Products Affected By CVE-2018-14357

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Debian Debian Linux 8.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 OS Debian Debian Linux 9.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Mutt Mutt * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Neomutt Neomutt * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
9 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
10 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
11 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
12 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
13 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
14 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
15 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
16 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
17 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
18 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
19 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
20 OS Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 3
Debian Debian Linux 2
Mutt Mutt 1
Neomutt Neomutt 1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2

- References For CVE-2018-14357

http://www.mutt.org/news.html
https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2526
REDHAT RHSA-2018:2526
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277
DEBIAN DSA-4277
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
UBUNTU USN-3719-3
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html
MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20180802 [SECURITY] [DLA 1455-1] mutt security update
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-1/
UBUNTU USN-3719-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07
GENTOO GLSA-201810-07

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2018-14357

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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