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CentOS 6 : mutt (CESA-2014:0304)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73062
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
An updated mutt package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Mutt is a text-mode mail user agent.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way mutt processed certain email headers. A remote attacker could use this flaw to send an email with specially crafted headers that, when processed, could cause mutt to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running mutt. (CVE-2014-0467)
All mutt users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. All running instances of mutt must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected mutt package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73062
File Name: centos_RHSA-2014-0304.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 3/18/2014
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0467
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mutt, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0467
BID: 66165
RHSA: 2014:0304