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CVE-2018-14355

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/util.c mishandles ".." directory trave

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/util.c mishandles ".." directory traversal in a mailbox name.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00808
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

4
debian linuxall versions
mutt< 1.10.1
neomutt< 20180716
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Jul 2018 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

11
usnUSN-7204-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11069-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11079-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:1196-1
usnUSN-3719-3
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.mutt.org/news.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/57971dba06346b2d7179294f4528b8d4427a7c5dPatchThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/31eef6c766f47df8281942d19f76e35f475c781dPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/releaseRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07Third Party Advisory
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