Security update for mutt

SUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0471-1
Rating: important
References: #868115
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    The mailreader mutt was updated to fix a security issue in
    displaying mail headers, where a crafted e-mail could
    cause a heap overflow, which in turn might be used by
    attackers to crash mutt or potentially even execute code.

    Security Issues references:

    * CVE-2014-0467
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    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mutt-9023

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
    • mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0467.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/868115
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=dcc3a50329b03a50dab960aa4c2251c8