usn-6374-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-09-14 21:34
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
mutt vulnerabilities
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)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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}
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}
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},
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},
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}
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}
],
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"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"
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},
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},
{
"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"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2023-4875",
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
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},
{
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"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
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"binary_version": "1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "mutt",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mutt@1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/bionic"
},
"ranges": [
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{
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}
],
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}
],
"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"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
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{
"id": "CVE-2023-4874",
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{
"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"
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{
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"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2023-4875",
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
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"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"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": [
{
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{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
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}
],
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}
],
"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"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
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{
"id": "CVE-2023-4874",
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{
"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"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2023-4875",
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
},
"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": "It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email header\ncontents. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted message,\na remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2023-4874, CVE-2023-4875)\n",
"id": "USN-6374-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:16Z",
"published": "2023-09-14T21:34:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6374-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4874"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4875"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "mutt vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4874",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4875"
]
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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