What is CVE-2018-14363?

CVE-2018-14363 is a vulnerability discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16 that allows the unrestricted use of '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.

How severe is CVE-2018-14363?

CVE-2018-14363 has a severity rating of 7.5 (high).

How can CVE-2018-14363 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2018-14363, update to one of the following versions: 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u6, 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7, 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3, 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1, 2.2.9-1+deb12u1, or 2.2.12-0.1.

What software is affected by CVE-2018-14363?

The software affected by CVE-2018-14363 includes mutt versions 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u6, 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7, 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3, 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1, 2.2.9-1+deb12u1, and 2.2.12-0.1, as well as neomutt versions 20180716+dfsg.1-1+deb10u2, 20180716+dfsg.1-1+deb10u1, 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2, and 20220429+dfsg1-4.1.

Is NeoMutt the only software affected by CVE-2018-14363?

No, the Debian Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0 are also affected by CVE-2018-14363.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-14363

high

7.5

CWE

17/7/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-14363: Path Traversal

First published: Tue Jul 17 2018(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Debian Debian Linux	=8.0
Debian Debian Linux	=9.0
Neomutt Neomutt	<20180716
debian/mutt		1.10.1-2.1+deb10u6 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 2.2.12-0.1
debian/neomutt		20180716+dfsg.1-1+deb10u2 20180716+dfsg.1-1+deb10u1 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2 20220429+dfsg1-4.1 20231103+dfsg1-1

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-14363?
CVE-2018-14363 is a vulnerability discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16 that allows the unrestricted use of '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.
How severe is CVE-2018-14363?
CVE-2018-14363 has a severity rating of 7.5 (high).
How can CVE-2018-14363 be fixed?
To fix CVE-2018-14363, update to one of the following versions: 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u6, 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7, 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3, 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1, 2.2.9-1+deb12u1, or 2.2.12-0.1.
What software is affected by CVE-2018-14363?
The software affected by CVE-2018-14363 includes mutt versions 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u6, 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7, 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3, 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1, 2.2.9-1+deb12u1, and 2.2.12-0.1, as well as neomutt versions 20180716+dfsg.1-1+deb10u2, 20180716+dfsg.1-1+deb10u1, 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2, and 20220429+dfsg1-4.1.
Is NeoMutt the only software affected by CVE-2018-14363?
No, the Debian Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0 are also affected by CVE-2018-14363.

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