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title: "CVE-2022-1328\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-1328

Publication date 14 April 2022

Last updated 18 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1328?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Buffer Overflow in uudecoder in Mutt affecting all versions starting from
0.94.13 before 2.2.3 allows read past end of input line

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1328?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| neomutt | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 20211029+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 20191207+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 20171215+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| mutt | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 25.10 questing | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 25.04 plucky | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 23.04 lunar | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 2.2.3-2 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 2.0.5-4.1ubuntu0.1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.5 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm2  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |

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## Notes

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### [john-breton](https://launchpad.net/~john-breton)

Also impacts neomutt from initial release up to 2022-04-29.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1328)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1328)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-1328)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1328)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-5392-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5392-1)
+ Mutt vulnerabilities
+ 28 April 2022

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

### Other references

* <https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/issues/404>
* <https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/e5ed080c00e59701ca62ef9b2a6d2612ebf765a5>
* <https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/ee7cb4e461c1cdf0ac14817b03687d5908b85f84>
* <https://gitlab.com/neomutt/neomutt/-/commit/ee7cb4e461c1cdf0ac14817b03687d5908b85f84>
* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1328.json>
* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/3>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1328>
* <https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/releases/tag/20220415>
