Mutt Address Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:3774

Info

Mutt Address Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3774
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2002-0001
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 01 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 09:56AM
Credit: Discovered by Joost Pol <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Mutt Mutt 1.3.24
Mutt Mutt 1.3.22
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.3
Mutt Mutt 1.3.17
Mutt Mutt 1.3.16
+ SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.2
Mutt Mutt 1.3.12
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
 Mutt Mutt 1.2.5
+ Caldera OpenLinux 3.1 -IA64
 + Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
+ Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 J i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
Mutt Mutt 1.0.1
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
 Mutt Mutt 0.93.2
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
Not Vulnerable: Mutt Mutt 1.3.25
Mutt Mutt 1.2.5 .1
Mutt Mutt 1.2.5 -12OL
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
Mutt Mutt 1.2.5 -12
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
- SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3.1

Discussion

Mutt Address Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Mutt is a powerful email utility, actively maintained by the Mutt Development Team. Mutt runs on Linux and other systems and it is open source and freely available.

A buffer overflow error exists in the email address handling routines of Mutt. Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in arbitrary code execution. Although Mutt would normally run as a non-privileged user, exploitation of this vulnerability may result in local access for an attacker.

Exploit / POC

Mutt Address Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

Mutt Address Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Users of HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0 have been advised to download the appropriate patch given for Red Hat Linux 7.1. For details, refer to advisory HPSBTL0201-011, listed in the references section.

Updated versions are available:


Mutt Mutt 0.93.2

Mutt Mutt 1.0.1

Mutt Mutt 1.2.5

Mutt Mutt 1.3.12

Mutt Mutt 1.3.16

Mutt Mutt 1.3.17

Mutt Mutt 1.3.22

Mutt Mutt 1.3.24

References

Mutt Address Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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