Improper input validation in Mutt
CVE-2018-14351
An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/command.c mishandles a long IMAP status mailbox literal count size.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mutt
- Neomutt
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/3c49c44be9b459d9c616bcaef6eb5d51298c1741 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mutt.org/news.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/e57a8602b45f58edf7b3ffb61bb17525d75dfcb1 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14351?
- CVE-2018-14351 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mutt, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14351?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.