CVE-2018-14359: Buffer Overflow
First published: Tue Jul 17 2018(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They have a buffer overflow via base64 data.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mutt Mutt | <1.10.1 | |
| Neomutt Neomutt | <20180716 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| debian/mutt | 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 2.2.13-1 | |
| debian/neomutt | 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2 20220429+dfsg1-4.1 20241002+dfsg-1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.mutt.org/news.html
- https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6f163e07ae68654d7ac5268cbb7565f6df79ad85
- https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/3d9028fec8f4d08db2251096307c0bbbebce669a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html
- https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-14359
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14359
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14359
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14359
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14359
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-14359.
What is the severity level of CVE-2018-14359?
The severity level of CVE-2018-14359 is critical with a severity value of 9.8.
What is the affected software for CVE-2018-14359?
The affected software for CVE-2018-14359 includes Mutt before version 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before version 2018-07-16.
How can I fix CVE-2018-14359?
To fix CVE-2018-14359, you should update Mutt to version 1.10.1 or higher, or update NeoMutt to version 2018-07-16 or higher.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-14359?
You can find more information about CVE-2018-14359 at the following references: [http://www.mutt.org/news.html](http://www.mutt.org/news.html), [https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6f163e07ae68654d7ac5268cbb7565f6df79ad85](https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6f163e07ae68654d7ac5268cbb7565f6df79ad85), [https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/3d9028fec8f4d08db2251096307c0bbbebce669a](https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/3d9028fec8f4d08db2251096307c0bbbebce669a).
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