VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14363
An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.18% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · neomutt/neomutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9bfab35522301794483f8f9ed60820bdec9be59ePatch, 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://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9bfab35522301794483f8f9ed60820bdec9be59ePatch, 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://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.