Mutt 'mutt _ substrdup () 'Function Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Mutt 'mutt _ substrdup () 'Function Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
Mutt <1.5.23
Description:
Bugtraq id: 71334
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-9116

Mutt is a Mail reader that supports IMAP, MIME, GPG, and PGP.

The mutt_substrdup () function of versions earlier than Mutt 1.5.23 does not perform correct boundary checks. a heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in implementation. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected system.

<* Source: Jakub Wilk
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Suggestion:
Vendor patch:

Mutt
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Currently, the vendor does not provide patches or upgrade programs. We recommend that users who use the software follow the vendor's homepage to obtain the latest version:

Http://www.mutt.org/

Refer:
Http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/831
Http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/835

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