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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-14360
NeoMutt Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. nntp_add_group in newsrc.c has a stack-based buffer overflow because of incorrect sscanf usage.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 19, 2020, 5:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14360 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Neomutt neomutt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-14360.

URL Resource
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6296f7153f0c9d5e5cd3aaf08f9731e56621bdd3 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14360 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2018-07-16 OR *cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20180716
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6296f7153f0c9d5e5cd3aaf08f9731e56621bdd3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6296f7153f0c9d5e5cd3aaf08f9731e56621bdd3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release No Types Assigned https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2018-07-16
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.39 }} -0.04%

score

0.72694

percentile

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