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HistoryJan 27, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4838-1)

2021-01-2700:00:00
Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG
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debian
mutt
security advisory
memory leak
denial of service
debian 10

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.012

Percentile

85.5%

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704838");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3181");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-01-27 04:00:06 +0000 (Wed, 27 Jan 2021)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:07+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:07 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-01-27 19:59:37 +0000 (Wed, 27 Jan 2021)");

  script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4838-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-4838-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2021/DSA-4838-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4838");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mutt");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'mutt' package(s) announced via the DSA-4838-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Tavis Ormandy discovered a memory leak flaw in the rfc822 group recipient parsing in Mutt, a text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading, which could result in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your mutt packages.

For the detailed security status of mutt please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'mutt' package(s) on Debian 10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "DEB10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mutt", ver:"1.10.1-2.1+deb10u5", rls:"DEB10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.012

Percentile

85.5%