ubuntu-cve-2023-4874
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-09-09 15:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:55
Summary
Details
Null pointer dereference when viewing a specially crafted email in Mutt >1.5.2 <2.2.12
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
4.3 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mutt",
"binary_version": "1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "mutt-patched",
"binary_version": "1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"name": "mutt",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mutt@1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.5.23-3.1ubuntu1",
"1.5.23-3.1ubuntu2",
"1.5.24-1",
"1.5.24-1build1",
"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1",
"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.2",
"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.3",
"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.4",
"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.5",
"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6",
"1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mutt",
"binary_version": "1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
"name": "mutt",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mutt@1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.8.3+neomutt20170609-2build1",
"1.9.1-2",
"1.9.1-3",
"1.9.1-4",
"1.9.1-5",
"1.9.2-1",
"1.9.3-1",
"1.9.4-2",
"1.9.4-3",
"1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1",
"1.9.4-3ubuntu0.2",
"1.9.4-3ubuntu0.3",
"1.9.4-3ubuntu0.4",
"1.9.4-3ubuntu0.5",
"1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mutt",
"binary_version": "1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "mutt",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mutt@1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.10.1-2.1",
"1.12.2-1",
"1.12.2-2",
"1.13.0-1",
"1.13.2-1",
"1.13.2-1ubuntu0.1",
"1.13.2-1ubuntu0.2",
"1.13.2-1ubuntu0.3",
"1.13.2-1ubuntu0.4",
"1.13.2-1ubuntu0.5"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mutt",
"binary_version": "2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "mutt",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mutt@2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.0.5-4.1build1",
"2.1.3-1",
"2.1.4-1",
"2.1.4-1build1",
"2.1.4-1ubuntu1.1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Null pointer dereference when viewing a specially crafted email in Mutt \u003e1.5.2 \u003c2.2.12",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4874",
"modified": "2025-09-08T16:55:56Z",
"published": "2023-09-09T15:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4874"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/452ee330e094bfc7c9a68555e5152b1826534555"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/a4752eb0ae0a521eec02e59e51ae5daedf74fda0"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "http://lists.mutt.org/pipermail/mutt-announce/Week-of-Mon-20230904/000056.html"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/09/1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/a4752eb0ae0a521eec02e59e51ae5daedf74fda0.patch"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/452ee330e094bfc7c9a68555e5152b1826534555.patch"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5494"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6374-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6374-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4874"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-6374-1",
"USN-6374-2"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2023-4874"
]
}
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