The 'mutt' package on Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 is missing an update announced via the USN-3719-1 advisory. It is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, access sensitive information, and expose sensitive data. Please install the updated package(s)
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
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Ubuntu | Mutt vulnerabilities | 23 Jul 201800:00 | – | ubuntu |
Ubuntu | Mutt vulnerabilities | 23 Jul 201800:00 | – | ubuntu |
Ubuntu | Mutt vulnerabilities | 28 Sep 201800:00 | – | ubuntu |
Ubuntu | NeoMutt vulnerabilities | 15 Jan 202500:00 | – | ubuntu |
Fedora | [SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: mutt-1.10.1-1.fc28 | 31 Jul 201818:05 | – | fedora |
Fedora | [SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: mutt-1.9.2-2.fc27 | 31 Jul 201817:14 | – | fedora |
Gentoo Linux | Mutt, NeoMutt: Multiple vulnerabilities | 30 Oct 201800:00 | – | gentoo |
Tenable Nessus | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : mutt (SUSE-SU-2018:2403-1) | 20 Aug 201800:00 | – | nessus |
Tenable Nessus | FreeBSD : mutt -- remote code injection and path traversal vulnerability (a2f35081-8a02-11e8-8fa5-4437e6ad11c4) | 20 Jul 201800:00 | – | nessus |
Tenable Nessus | GLSA-201810-07 : Mutt, NeoMutt: Multiple vulnerabilities | 31 Oct 201800:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3719-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843788");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-14349", "CVE-2018-14350", "CVE-2018-14351", "CVE-2018-14352", "CVE-2018-14353", "CVE-2018-14354", "CVE-2018-14355", "CVE-2018-14356", "CVE-2018-14357", "CVE-2018-14358", "CVE-2018-14359", "CVE-2018-14362");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-10-26 04:19:50 +0000 (Fri, 26 Oct 2018)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:06 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-09-12 16:19:40 +0000 (Wed, 12 Sep 2018)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3719-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(14\.04\ LTS|16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3719-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3719-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the USN-3719-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-14350, CVE-2018-14352, CVE-2018-14354, CVE-2018-14359,
CVE-2018-14358, CVE-2018-14353 ,CVE-2018-14357)
It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to access or expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2018-14355, CVE-2018-14356, CVE-2018-14351,
CVE-2018-14362, CVE-2018-14349)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'mutt' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mutt", ver:"1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mutt-patched", ver:"1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mutt", ver:"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mutt-patched", ver:"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mutt", ver:"1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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