CVE-2014-9116

mutt: incorrect use of mutt_substrdup() in write_one_header()

Published Dec 2, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 9.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a header with an empty body, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the mutt_substrdup function.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3083-1 mutt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8942 The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a header with an empty body, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the mutt_substrdup function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2440-1 Mutt vulnerability
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01634}

epss

{'score': 0.02619}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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{'score': 0.01993}

epss

{'score': 0.01634}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 26, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 2, 2014, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 26, 2014, 12:00 AM