Details
TAKAHASHI Tamotsu discovered that mutt's IMAP backend did not
sufficiently check the validity of namespace strings. If an user
connects to a malicious IMAP server, that server could exploit this to
crash mutt or even execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
mutt user.
TAKAHASHI Tamotsu discovered that mutt's IMAP backend did not
sufficiently check the validity of namespace strings. If an user
connects to a malicious IMAP server, that server could exploit this to
crash mutt or even execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
mutt user.
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart mutt to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.06 dapper | mutt – 1.5.11-3ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 5.10 breezy | mutt – 1.5.9-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 5.04 hoary | mutt – 1.5.6-20040907+2ubuntu0.1 | ||
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