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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2014.071.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2014-071-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-071-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-071-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New mutt packages are available for Slackware 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current
to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/mutt-1.5.23-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a buffer overflow where malformed RFC2047 header
lines could result in denial of service or potentially the execution
of arbitrary code as the user running mutt.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'mutt' package(s) on Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current.

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-2014-0467
BugTraq ID: 66165
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66165
Debian Security Information: DSA-2874 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2874
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0304
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0304.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029919
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:0471 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0434 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00083.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0436 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00085.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2147-1
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