Debian DSA-3083-1 : mutt - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79637

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A flaw was discovered in mutt, a text-based mailreader. A specially crafted mail header could cause mutt to crash, leading to a denial of service condition.

Solution

Upgrade the mutt packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.21-6.2+deb7u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79637

File Name: debian_DSA-3083.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/1/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mutt, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9116

BID: 71334

DSA: 3083

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