Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mutt (MDKSA-2003:041-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14025

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in the mutt text-mode email client in the IMAP code. This vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious IMAP server to crash mutt or even execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user running mutt.

Update :

The packages for Mandrake Linux 9.1 and 9.1/PPC were not GPG-signed.
This has been fixed and as a result the md5sums have changed. Thanks to Mark Lyda for pointing this out.

Solution

Update the affected mutt package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14025

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-041.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mutt, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0140

MDKSA: 2003:041-1

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