SB2017010107 - Gentoo update for Mutt
Published: January 1, 2017 Updated: January 1, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017010107
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9116)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a header, which. A remote attacker can use a header with an empty body to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.