Out-of-Bounds Affecting mutt package, versions <5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.7.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.48% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-MUTT-1672926
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 Mar 2014

Introduced: 14 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-0467  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 mutt to version 5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.7.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-310.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mutt package and not the mutt package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in copy.c in Mutt before 1.5.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RFC2047 header line, related to address expansion.

CVSS Base Scores

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