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CVE-2018-14354
published 2018-07-17

CVE-2018-14354: An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary commands via backquote…

PriorityP260critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
6.23%
92.7th percentile
An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with a manual subscription or unsubscription.

Affected

39 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianmutt< mutt 1.10.1-1 (bookworm)mutt 1.10.1-1 (bookworm)
debianneomutt< mutt 1.10.1-1 (bookworm)mutt 1.10.1-1 (bookworm)
muttmutt< 1.10.11.10.1
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.10.1-11.10.1-1
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.10.1-11.10.1-1
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.10.1-11.10.1-1
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.10.1-11.10.1-1
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.21.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.21.5.24-1ubuntu0.2
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.11.5.24-1ubuntu0.1
muttmutt>= 0 < 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.11.9.4-3ubuntu0.1
neomuttneomutt< 2018071620180716
neomuttneomutt>= 0 < 20180716+dfsg.1-120180716+dfsg.1-1
neomuttneomutt>= 0 < 20180716+dfsg.1-120180716+dfsg.1-1
neomuttneomutt>= 0 < 20180716+dfsg.1-120180716+dfsg.1-1
neomuttneomutt>= 0 < 20180716+dfsg.1-120180716+dfsg.1-1
neomuttneomutt>= 0 < 20171215+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm120171215+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
neomuttneomutt>= 0 < 20191207+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm120191207+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
neomuttneomutt>= 0 < 20211029+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm120211029+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlhttps://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d
urlhttps://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/95e80bf9ff10f68cb6443f760b85df4117cb15eb
commandbackquote characters in mailboxes command (IMAP subscription/unsubscription)
  • Monitor IMAP server responses containing backquote characters (`) in mailbox names, particularly during subscription or unsubscription operations, as these can trigger arbitrary command execution in vulnerable Mutt/NeoMutt clients.
  • Detect exploitation attempts via $imap_check_subscribed or the browser menu subscription function in Mutt; a malicious IMAP server can inject commands through improperly parsed mailbox names.
  • Flag Mutt versions before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt versions before 2018-07-16 connecting to untrusted IMAP servers as high-risk for this RCE vulnerability.
  • ·The $imap_check_subscribed configuration option in Mutt/NeoMutt increases attack surface by automatically triggering subscription operations against the IMAP server, making exploitation more likely without user interaction.
  • ·Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will not receive a fix for this CVE; systems running mutt on RHEL 5 remain permanently vulnerable.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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