CVE-2018-14350 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in Mutt and NeoMutt allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash via a crafted IMAP FETCH response.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-14350?
CVE-2018-14350 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/message.c has a stack-based buffer overflow for a FETCH response with a long INTERNALDATE field.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14350?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mutt Mutt, Neomutt Neomutt.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14350?
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-2018-14350 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14350 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14350, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14350, GHSA-7w2q-7h6m-p79f, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14350.