Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | mutt security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2006:0577 | First vendor Publication | 2006-07-12 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2006-07-12 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated mutt packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: Mutt is a text-mode mail user agent. A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Mutt processes an overly long namespace from a malicious imap server. In order to exploit this flaw a user would have to use Mutt to connect to a malicious IMAP server. (CVE-2006-3242) Users of Mutt are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 197151 - CVE-2006-3242 Mutt IMAP namespace buffer overflow |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10826 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10826 | ||
| Title: | Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server. | ||
| Description: | Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2006-3242 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for mutt FEDORA-2007-540 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_540_mutt_fc5.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-27 (mutt) File : nvt/glsa_200606_27.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: mutt, mutt-lite File : nvt/freebsd_mutt0.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1108-1 (mutt) File : nvt/deb_1108_1.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-207-01 mutt File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2006_207_01.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 26814 | Mutt imap/browse.c browse_get_namespace Function MAP Namespace Overflow |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_11094.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-307-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_mutt-1701.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1061.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1063.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-760.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-761.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1108.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-28 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2006-207-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-13 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2006-0577.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-13 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0577.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-03 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_d2a43243087b11dbbc360008743bf21a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-06-29 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200606-27.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-06-29 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-115.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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