SuSE 11.3 Security Update : mutt (SAT Patch Number 10435)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83049

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

The mutt mail client has been updated to fix a heap-based buffer overflow in mutt_substrdup(). (CVE-2014-9116)

Additionally, a patch has been added to allow users to override the 'From' address when executing mutt in batch mode.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 10435.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83049

File Name: suse_11_mutt-150310.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/24/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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: 3/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9116

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