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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0070
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0070)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0070 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0070 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service because
rfc822.c in Mutt through 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (mailbox unavailability) by sending email messages with sequences of
semicolon characters in RFC822 address fields (aka terminators of empty groups).
(CVE-2021-3181).

mutt-1.11.4 has been patched for Mageia 7.

Affected Software/OS:
'mutt' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3181
Debian Security Information: DSA-4838 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4838
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DXGWXFO77HBCD3VYEIYHHYU33LYWWWNQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2OMLQKAOHPYQA4GI7ZUO6UKCPUHLYO7/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-25
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/4a2becbdb4422aaffe3ce314991b9d670b7adf17
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/939b02b33ae29bc0d642570c1dcfd4b339037d19
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/d4305208955c5cdd9fe96dfa61e7c1e14e176a14
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/issues/323
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00017.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/27/3
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