CVE-2014-0467 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Mar 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Mutt email client by sending a crafted RFC2047 header line, requiring user interaction to view the message.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-0467?

CVE-2014-0467 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 14 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in copy.c in Mutt before 1.5.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RFC2047 header line, related to address expansion.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0467?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`mutt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`
`mutt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`
`mutt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`
`mutt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`
`mutt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`
`mutt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`
`mutt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`
`mutt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5`

Products include Mutt Mutt, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0467?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-0467 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0467, DSA-2874-1, GHSA-qw3h-r7wr-mxvx, MGASA-2014-0141, RHSA-2014:0304.