CVE-2018-14363

Description

An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory neomutt.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9bfab35522301794483f8f9ed60820bdec9be59e third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html third party advisory mailing list
https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14363?
CVE-2018-14363 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14363?
To fix CVE-2018-14363, 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-2018-14363 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14363 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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