Command injection in mutt (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-14354
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 mutt (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU14141

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14354

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection. A remote attacker can use IMAP servers to inject and execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with a manual subscription or unsubscription.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mutt (Alpine package): 1.5.21-r0 - 1.10.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0d3886cdea880fe65aff164040ab54f9e2d5ee93
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7b76ef5a44a34f2aa0ab6dcbd05653a7f384d5cd
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8096bf545fbce05d5535cb01173187a08a4e7f14
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e16a7290cad51651c51b16468159e0bb5a11f234


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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