#VU14138 Improper input validation in Mutt - CVE-2018-14351 

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#VU14138 Improper input validation in Mutt - CVE-2018-14351

Published: July 31, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14138
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14351
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mutt
Software vendor:
Mutt.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to imap/command.c mishandles a long IMAP status mailbox literal count size. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Update to version 1.10.1.

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