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Amazon Linux 2023 : mutt (ALAS2023-2023-357)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 182445
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-357 advisory.- Null pointer dereference when viewing a specially crafted email in Mutt >1.5.2 <2.2.12 (CVE-2023-4874)
- Null pointer dereference when composing from a specially crafted draft message in Mutt >1.5.2 <2.2.12 (CVE-2023-4875)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'dnf update mutt --releasever 2023.2.20231002' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-357.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-4874.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 182445
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-357.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/3/2023
Updated: 10/3/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4874
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mutt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mutt, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mutt-debugsource, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-4874, CVE-2023-4875