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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2014.2440.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2440-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the USN-2440-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the USN-2440-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jakub Wilk discovered that the write_one_header function in mutt
did not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a
header. An attacker could specially craft an email to cause mutt to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'mutt' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9116
BugTraq ID: 71334
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71334
Debian Security Information: DSA-3083 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3083
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-04
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:245
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:078
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/5
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031266
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0012 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00002.html
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