VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14354
They allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with a manual subscription or unsubscription.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with a manual subscription or unsubscription.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.23% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- mutt/mutt · neomutt/neomutt · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.mutt.org/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104925Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2526Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/95e80bf9ff10f68cb6443f760b85df4117cb15ebPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/releaseRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mutt.org/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104925Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2526Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/95e80bf9ff10f68cb6443f760b85df4117cb15ebPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/releaseRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.