critical
9.8
CWE
119 22
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-14362: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Jul 17 2018(Updated: )

A flaw was found in mutt before 1.10.1. There is a path traversal flaw for UID values in POP bcache directory. References: <a href="http://www.mutt.org/news.html">http://www.mutt.org/news.html</a> <a href="https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/blob/master/ChangeLog">https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/blob/master/ChangeLog</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mutt Mutt<1.10.1
Neomutt Neomutt<20180716
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
redhat/mutt<1.10.1
1.10.1
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
20241212+dfsg-1

Remedy

https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9bfab35522301794483f8f9ed60820bdec9be59e

Remedy

https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/6aed28b40a0410ec47d40c8c7296d8d10bae7576

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-14362?

    CVE-2018-14362 is a vulnerability discovered in Mutt and NeoMutt email clients.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-14362?

    CVE-2018-14362 has a severity rating of critical (9.8).

  • How does CVE-2018-14362 affect Mutt and NeoMutt?

    CVE-2018-14362 allows characters that may have unsafe interaction with message-cache pathnames, potentially leading to security vulnerabilities.

  • How can I fix CVE-2018-14362 in Mutt and NeoMutt?

    To fix CVE-2018-14362, you should update to the latest versions of Mutt (1.10.1 or later) or NeoMutt (20180716 or later).

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-14362?

    You can find more information about CVE-2018-14362 in the official Mutt website and the Red Hat Security Advisory.

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