Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-14362
An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. pop.c does not forbid characters that may have unsafe interaction with message-cache pathnames, as demonstrated by a '/' character.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-14362
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.37%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 86 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-14362
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-14362
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-14362
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2526
RHSA-2018:2526 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07
Mutt, NeoMutt: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-07) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1455-1] mutt security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/6aed28b40a0410ec47d40c8c7296d8d10bae7576
Sanitize POP bcache paths. (6aed28b4) · Commits · Mutt Project / mutt · GitLabPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mutt.org/news.html
Mutt NewsRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4277-1 muttThird Party Advisory
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https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release
Release 2018-07-16 - NeoMuttRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9bfab35522301794483f8f9ed60820bdec9be59e
sanitise cache paths · neomutt/neomutt@9bfab35 · GitHubThird Party Advisory;Patch
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
USN-3719-3: Mutt vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-14362
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*