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Debian: DSA-3083-1 Critical: Mutt Denial Of Service Alert

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Calendar Grey November 30, 2014
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The DSA-3083-2 update for mutt addresses a potential security issue within Debian's email client. It is advised to install the upgrade to ensure system reliability.
A flaw was discovered in mutt, a text-based mailreader
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Summary

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.5.21-6.2+deb7u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.5.23-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your mutt packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: mutt
CVE ID: CVE-2014-9116

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