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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201406-05">
<title>Mutt: Arbitrary code execution</title>
<synopsis>A vulnerability in Mutt could allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">mutt</product>
<announced>June 05, 2014</announced>
<revised>June 05, 2014: 1</revised>
<bug>504462</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="mail-client/mutt" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.5.22-r3</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.5.22-r3</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>Mutt is a small but powerful text-based mail client. </p>
</background>
<description>
<p>A heap-based buffer overflow has been discovered in the mutt_copy_hdr
function.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="high">
<p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message, possibly
resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Mutt or a Denial of Service condition.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>All Mutt users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=mail-client/mutt-1.5.22-r3"
</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0467">CVE-2014-0467</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 20 May 2014 03:40:42 +0000">
BlueKnight
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:18:36 +0000">
creffett
</metadata>
</glsa>