CVE-2018-14355

Description

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/util.c mishandles ".." directory traversal in a mailbox name.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mutt.org Vendor Advisory neomutt.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/31eef6c766f47df8281942d19f76e35f475c781d third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/57971dba06346b2d7179294f4528b8d4427a7c5d third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mutt.org/news.html release notes vendor advisory
https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14355?
CVE-2018-14355 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14355?
To fix CVE-2018-14355, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14355 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14355 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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