An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with an automatic subscription.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-14357 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (mutt) | RHSA-2018:2526 | 2018-08-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (mutt) | RHSA-2018:2526 | 2018-08-20 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mutt | Will not fix |
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