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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : mutt (SSA:2020-329-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 143256

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New mutt packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and
-current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected mutt package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?bcdf9a9d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 143256

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2020-329-01.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 11/25/2020

Updated: 12/16/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28896

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:mutt, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-28896

SSA: 2020-329-01