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Amazon Linux AMI : mutt (ALAS-2023-1836)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 182704
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
The version of mutt installed on the remote host is prior to 1.5.20-7.20091214hg736b6a.10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1836 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 'yum update mutt' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1836.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-4874.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 182704
File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1836.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/6/2023
Updated: 10/6/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, 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, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mutt
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