Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:71334

Info

Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71334
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2014-9116
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 27 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 12 2017 06:08AM
Credit: Jakub Wilk
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
Slackware Slackware Linux 14.1
Slackware Slackware Linux 14.0
Slackware Slackware Linux 13.37
Mutt Mutt 1.5.23
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Mutt is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.

Successful exploitation of this issue allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application, failed attempts lead to denial-of-service.

Mutt prior to 1.5.23 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

Mutt 'mutt_substrdup()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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