CVE-2018-14355

MEDIUM EPSS 87.1%
Published Jul 17, 20187y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 17, 2018 7y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/util.c mishandles ".." directory traversal in a mailbox name.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
87.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
debiandebian_linux8.0any
debiandebian_linux9.0any
muttmutt* <1.10.1
neomuttneomutt* <20180716
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04any

References 8

  • mutt.org http://www.mutt.org/news.html
    Release NotesVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/57971dba06346b2d7179294f4528b8d4427a7c5d
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/31eef6c766f47df8281942d19f76e35f475c781d
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • neomutt.org https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release
    Release NotesVendor Advisory
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07
    Third Party Advisory
  • usn.ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
    Third Party Advisory
  • debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/57971dba06346b2d7179294f4528b8d4427a7c5d
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/31eef6c766f47df8281942d19f76e35f475c781d
    PatchThird Party Advisory