CVE-2018-14359 Memory corruption in n/a
Buffer overflow in Mutt and NeoMutt email clients via base64 data allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-14359?
CVE-2018-14359 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. They have a buffer overflow via base64 data.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14359?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mutt Mutt, Neomutt Neomutt.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14359?
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-2018-14359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14359, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14359, GHSA-vxp5-h7wr-q8p3, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14359.