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Mutt CVE-2023-4874

MEDIUM
Undefined Behavior for Input to API (CWE-475)
2023-09-09 cve@gitlab.com
Denial Of Service Mutt Debian Linux
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2023 - 15:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Null pointer dereference when viewing a specially crafted email in Mutt >1.5.2 <2.2.12

AnalysisAI

Null pointer dereference when viewing a specially crafted email in Mutt >1.5.2 <2.2.12. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-475. Null pointer dereference when viewing a specially crafted email in Mutt >1.5.2 <2.2.12 Affected products include: Mutt, Debian Debian Linux.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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