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SuSE 11.3 Security Update : mutt (SAT Patch Number 9023)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73297

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

The mailreader mutt was updated to fix a security issue in displaying mail headers, where a crafted e-mail could cause a heap overflow, which in turn might be used by attackers to crash mutt or potentially even execute code.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9023.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868115

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0467.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73297

File Name: suse_11_mutt-140317.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/2/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:mutt

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0467