An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap_quote_string in imap/util.c does not leave room for quote characters, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-mutt | Jul 30, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-muttdebian-upgrade-neomutt | Aug 18, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-muttfreebsd-upgrade-package-neomuttfreebsd-upgrade-package-mutt14 | Jul 20, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-client-neomuttgentoo-linux-upgrade-net-client-mutt | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-mutt | Dec 4, 2019 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-mutt | Apr 16, 2020 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-mutt | Mar 24, 2020 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-mail-mutt-1-12-1-0-175-3-36-0-18-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-mail-mutt-1-12-1-11-4-15-0-1-2-0 | Nov 20, 2019 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-muttsuse-upgrade-mutt-docsuse-upgrade-mutt-lang | Jul 28, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-neomuttubuntu-upgrade-muttubuntu-upgrade-mutt-patched | Jul 31, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 |
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