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title: "CVE-2018-14359\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-14359

Publication date 17 July 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14359?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before
2018-07-16. They have a buffer overflow via base64 data.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mutt | 24.10 oracular | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 23.04 lunar | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 20.10 groovy | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.10.1-1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1 |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2 |
| neomutt | 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 20171215+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14359?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| mutt | * Other:   [3d9028f](https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/3d9028fec8f4d08db2251096307c0bbbebce669a) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14359)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14359)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-14359)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14359)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3719-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3719-2)
+ Mutt vulnerabilities
+ 23 July 2018

+ [USN-3719-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3719-1)
+ Mutt vulnerabilities
+ 23 July 2018

+ [USN-3719-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3719-3)
+ Mutt vulnerabilities
+ 28 September 2018

+ [USN-7204-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7204-1)
+ NeoMutt vulnerabilities
+ 15 January 2025

### Other references

* <https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6f163e07ae68654d7ac5268cbb7565f6df79ad85>
* <http://www.mutt.org/news.html>
* <https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14359>