CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16
Published Jul 17, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.65%
Description
An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. nntp_add_group in newsrc.c has a stack-based buffer overflow because of incorrect sscanf usage.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.65% 0.02651
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02651
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02651) | 85.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02651) | 83.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 73.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 72.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 73.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 71.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 69.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00580) | 75.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 71.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 65.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6296f7153f0c9d5e5cd3aaf08f9731e56621bdd3 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6296f7153f0c9d5e5cd3aaf08f9731e56621bdd3 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 17, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 17, 2018
Link CVE-2018-14360
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a