Security update for mutt
SUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt
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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Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0471-1 |
Rating: | important |
References: | #868115 |
Affected Products: |
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
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