USN-6374-2: Mutt vulnerabilities

19 October 2023

Mutt could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

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Releases

Packages

  • mutt - text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading

Details

USN-6374-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Mutt. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 23.10.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email header
contents. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted message,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2023-4874, CVE-2023-4875)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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