CVE-2014-9116
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-9116 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-12-02 16:59:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a header with an empty body, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the mutt_substrdup function. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mageia | Mageia | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mutt | Mutt | 1.5.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 12 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutt Buffer Overflow in mutt_substrdup() Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Mutt: Heap-based buffer overflow (GLSA 201701-04) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:078 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Broken Link |
| oss-security - CVE request: mutt: heap-based buffer overflow in mutt_substrdup() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0509 - Updated mutt packages fix CVE-2014-9116 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | advisories.mageia.org | Third Party Advisory |
| #3716 (mutt: write_one_header can call mutt_substrdup with begin > end, leading to crash) – Mutt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev.mutt.org | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: mutt: heap-based buffer overflow in mutt_substrdup() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 1168463 – CVE-2014-9116 mutt: incorrect use of mutt_substrdup() in write_one_header() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0012-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:245 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Broken Link |
| #771125 - mutt: CVE-2014-9116: write_one_header can call mutt_substrdup with begin > end, leading to crash - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3083-1 mutt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710536 Gentoo Linux Mutt Heap-based buffer overflow Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-04)