[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201810-07 ] Mutt, NeoMutt: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Thomas Deutschmann]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201810-07
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Mutt, NeoMutt: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: October 30, 2018
     Bugs: #661436
       ID: 201810-07

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mutt and NeoMutt, the worst
of which allows for arbitrary code execution.

Background
==========

Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client.

NeoMutt is a command line mail reader (or MUA). It's a fork of Mutt
with added features.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-client/mutt              < 1.10-1                  >= 1.10-1
  2  mail-client/neomutt         < 20180716               >= 20180716
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mutt, and NeoMutt.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted mail
message or connect to malicious mail server using Mutt or NeoMutt,
possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or directory
traversal with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service
condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Mutt users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-client/mutt-1.10-1"

All NeoMuutt users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/neomutt-20180716"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2018-14349
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14349
[  2 ] CVE-2018-14350
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14350
[  3 ] CVE-2018-14351
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14351
[  4 ] CVE-2018-14352
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14352
[  5 ] CVE-2018-14353
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14353
[  6 ] CVE-2018-14354
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14354
[  7 ] CVE-2018-14355
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14355
[  8 ] CVE-2018-14356
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14356
[  9 ] CVE-2018-14357
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14357
[ 10 ] CVE-2018-14358
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14358
[ 11 ] CVE-2018-14359
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14359
[ 12 ] CVE-2018-14362
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14362

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5