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Gentoo: GLSA-201701-04 Normal: Mutt Heap Overflow DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey January 1, 2017
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CMake buffer overflow issue may enable malicious actors to trigger service disruptions; it is essential for users to update to stay protected.
A heap-based buffer overflow in Mutt might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in Mutt's mutt_substrdup function.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issue medium severity heap overflow Denial of Service Mutt

Resolution

All Mutt users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mutt-1.5.23-r5"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9116 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9116

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-04
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Mutt: Heap-based buffer overflow
Date: January 01, 2017
Bugs: #530842
ID: 201701-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issue medium severity heap overflow Denial of Service Mutt

Synopsis

A heap-based buffer overflow in Mutt might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-client/mutt < 1.5.23-r5 >= 1.5.23-r5

Impact

===== A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.