CVE-2014-9116: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-9116 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 9.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 02-12-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters at the beginning of a header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a header with an empty body, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the mutt_substrdup function.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
9.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 9.69% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (bugs.debian.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- mutt< 1.5.23-2 | < 1.5.20-9+squeeze4 | < 1.5.21-6.2+deb7u3
- debian_linuxEOL7.0
Mageia2 products
- mutt< 1.5.23-1.mga4
- mageiaEOL4.0
Suse2 products
Mutt1 product
- mutt1.5.23
Ubuntu1 product
- mutt< 1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.1
5 vendors · 8 products
References
21 links
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/5Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:078Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link
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- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:245Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link