Amazon Linux AMI update for mutt



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-1328
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU62357

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1328

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing email messages. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted message, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.11.amzn1.i686
    mutt-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.11.amzn1.i686

src:
    mutt-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.11.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.11.amzn1.x86_64
    mutt-1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.11.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1865.html


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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