Vulnerability Description
The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a header with an empty body, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the mutt_substrdup function.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 12 |
| Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 12 |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.5.23 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Mageia | Mageia | 4.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0509.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3716Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3083Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:245Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:078Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/5ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71334Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031266Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=771125ExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168463ExploitIssue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-04
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0509.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3716Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-9116?
CVE-2014-9116 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a header w...
How severe is CVE-2014-9116?
CVE-2014-9116 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-9116?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Mutt Mutt, Debian Debian Linux, Mageia Mageia.