CVE-2018-14363

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Published Jul 17, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1455-1	mutt security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4277-1	mutt security update
EUVD	EUVD-2018-6284	An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.
Ubuntu USN	USN-7204-1	NeoMutt vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.180% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9bfab35522301794483f8f9ed60820bdec9be59e
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html
https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Neomutt Neomutt

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 17, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:29 AM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 17, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:40 AM

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