CVE-2018-14361 Null dereference in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14361 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-14361 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14361/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14361/index.md)
NeoMutt fails to handle memory allocation errors in NNTP handling, potentially causing a crash or 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-2018-14361?
CVE-2018-14361 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian 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 NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. nntp.c proceeds even if memory allocation fails for messages data.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14361?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Neomutt Neomutt.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14361?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-14361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14361, GHSA-g3r2-vqpx-9xhp, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14361.