CVE-2018-14357

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14357
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-14357.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-14357
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-07-17T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-21T08:55:39.177746Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary commands via backquote characters, related to the mailboxes command associated with an automatic subscription.

References

Affected packages

Git / gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d

Affected versions

Other

mutt-0-92-10i
mutt-0-92-11i
mutt-0-92-9i
mutt-0-93-unstable
mutt-0-94-10i-rel
mutt-0-94-13-rel
mutt-0-94-14-rel
mutt-0-94-15-rel
mutt-0-94-16i-rel
mutt-0-94-17i-rel
mutt-0-94-18-rel
mutt-0-94-5i-rel
mutt-0-94-6i-rel
mutt-0-94-7i-rel
mutt-0-94-8i-rel
mutt-0-94-9i-p1
mutt-0-94-9i-rel
mutt-0-95-rel
mutt-0-96-1-rel
mutt-0-96-2-slightly-post-release
mutt-0-96-3-rel
mutt-0-96-4-rel
mutt-0-96-5-rel
mutt-0-96-6-rel
mutt-0-96-7-rel
mutt-0-96-8-rel
mutt-0-96-rel
mutt-1-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-10-rel
mutt-1-1-11-rel
mutt-1-1-12-rel
mutt-1-1-13-rel
mutt-1-1-14-rel
mutt-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-3-rel
mutt-1-1-4-rel
mutt-1-1-5-rel
mutt-1-1-6-rel
mutt-1-1-7-rel
mutt-1-1-8-rel
mutt-1-1-9-rel
mutt-1-1-rel
mutt-1-10-rel
mutt-1-3-1-rel
mutt-1-3-10-rel
mutt-1-3-11-rel
mutt-1-3-12-rel
mutt-1-3-13-rel
mutt-1-3-14-rel
mutt-1-3-15-rel
mutt-1-3-16-rel
mutt-1-3-17-rel
mutt-1-3-18-rel
mutt-1-3-19-rel
mutt-1-3-2-rel
mutt-1-3-20-rel
mutt-1-3-21-rel
mutt-1-3-22-1-rel
mutt-1-3-22-rel
mutt-1-3-23-1-rel
mutt-1-3-23-2-rel
mutt-1-3-23-rel
mutt-1-3-24-rel
mutt-1-3-25-rel
mutt-1-3-26-rel
mutt-1-3-27-rel
mutt-1-3-3-rel
mutt-1-3-4-rel
mutt-1-3-5-rel
mutt-1-3-6-rel
mutt-1-3-7-rel
mutt-1-3-8-rel
mutt-1-3-9-rel
mutt-1-3-rel
mutt-1-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-10-rel
mutt-1-5-11-rel
mutt-1-5-12-rel
mutt-1-5-13-rel
mutt-1-5-14-rel
mutt-1-5-15-rel
mutt-1-5-16-rel
mutt-1-5-17-rel
mutt-1-5-18-rel
mutt-1-5-19-rel
mutt-1-5-2-rel
mutt-1-5-20-rel
mutt-1-5-21-rel
mutt-1-5-22-rel
mutt-1-5-23-rel
mutt-1-5-24-rel
mutt-1-5-3-rel
mutt-1-5-4-rel
mutt-1-5-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-5-rel
mutt-1-5-6-rel
mutt-1-5-7-rel
mutt-1-5-8-rel
mutt-1-5-9-rel
mutt-1-6-1-rel
mutt-1-6-2-rel
mutt-1-6-rel
mutt-1-7-1-rel
mutt-1-7-2-rel
mutt-1-7-rel
mutt-1-8-1-rel
mutt-1-8-2-rel
mutt-1-8-3-rel
mutt-1-8-rel
mutt-1-9-1-rel
mutt-1-9-2-rel
mutt-1-9-3-rel
mutt-1-9-4-rel
mutt-1-9-5-rel
mutt-1-9-rel
post-type-punning-patch
pre-type-punning-patch

Database specific

vanir_signatures

[
    {
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "line_hashes": [
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                "227032016281452034997778241664359416981",
                "121955452387884587719052491384722837387",
                "506689728705518440064826266314589397"
            ],
            "threshold": 0.9
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/command.c"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-0899ff95",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
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                "195246979766333573439280635801526022618",
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            ],
            "threshold": 0.9
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/imap_private.h"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-10a917db",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d",
        "deprecated": false,
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            ],
            "threshold": 0.9
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/imap.c"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-62f6c109",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "function_hash": "42665550993922102829047012000358714254",
            "length": 1439.0
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/imap.c",
            "function": "imap_subscribe"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-632ede0e",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "function_hash": "246102907976701583778681406207369390654",
            "length": 417.0
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/util.c",
            "function": "imap_quote_string"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-a951c6d9",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@185152818541f5cdc059cbff3f3e8b654fc27c1d",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "line_hashes": [
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                "19095377894295592758775701765302495655",
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            ],
            "threshold": 0.9
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/util.c"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-cc57081f",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    }
]

Git / gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/muttmua/mutt
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
ed9d7727dc705754871e31cb41420f0ea956495b

Affected versions

Other

mutt-0-92-10i
mutt-0-92-11i
mutt-0-92-9i
mutt-0-93-unstable
mutt-0-94-10i-rel
mutt-0-94-13-rel
mutt-0-94-14-rel
mutt-0-94-15-rel
mutt-0-94-16i-rel
mutt-0-94-17i-rel
mutt-0-94-18-rel
mutt-0-94-5i-rel
mutt-0-94-6i-rel
mutt-0-94-7i-rel
mutt-0-94-8i-rel
mutt-0-94-9i-p1
mutt-0-94-9i-rel
mutt-0-95-rel
mutt-0-96-1-rel
mutt-0-96-2-slightly-post-release
mutt-0-96-3-rel
mutt-0-96-4-rel
mutt-0-96-5-rel
mutt-0-96-6-rel
mutt-0-96-7-rel
mutt-0-96-8-rel
mutt-0-96-rel
mutt-1-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-10-rel
mutt-1-1-11-rel
mutt-1-1-12-rel
mutt-1-1-13-rel
mutt-1-1-14-rel
mutt-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-3-rel
mutt-1-1-4-rel
mutt-1-1-5-rel
mutt-1-1-6-rel
mutt-1-1-7-rel
mutt-1-1-8-rel
mutt-1-1-9-rel
mutt-1-1-rel
mutt-1-10-rel
mutt-1-3-1-rel
mutt-1-3-10-rel
mutt-1-3-11-rel
mutt-1-3-12-rel
mutt-1-3-13-rel
mutt-1-3-14-rel
mutt-1-3-15-rel
mutt-1-3-16-rel
mutt-1-3-17-rel
mutt-1-3-18-rel
mutt-1-3-19-rel
mutt-1-3-2-rel
mutt-1-3-20-rel
mutt-1-3-21-rel
mutt-1-3-22-1-rel
mutt-1-3-22-rel
mutt-1-3-23-1-rel
mutt-1-3-23-2-rel
mutt-1-3-23-rel
mutt-1-3-24-rel
mutt-1-3-25-rel
mutt-1-3-26-rel
mutt-1-3-27-rel
mutt-1-3-3-rel
mutt-1-3-4-rel
mutt-1-3-5-rel
mutt-1-3-6-rel
mutt-1-3-7-rel
mutt-1-3-8-rel
mutt-1-3-9-rel
mutt-1-3-rel
mutt-1-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-10-rel
mutt-1-5-11-rel
mutt-1-5-12-rel
mutt-1-5-13-rel
mutt-1-5-14-rel
mutt-1-5-15-rel
mutt-1-5-16-rel
mutt-1-5-17-rel
mutt-1-5-18-rel
mutt-1-5-19-rel
mutt-1-5-2-rel
mutt-1-5-20-rel
mutt-1-5-21-rel
mutt-1-5-22-rel
mutt-1-5-23-rel
mutt-1-5-24-rel
mutt-1-5-3-rel
mutt-1-5-4-rel
mutt-1-5-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-5-rel
mutt-1-5-6-rel
mutt-1-5-7-rel
mutt-1-5-8-rel
mutt-1-5-9-rel
mutt-1-6-1-rel
mutt-1-6-2-rel
mutt-1-6-rel
mutt-1-7-1-rel
mutt-1-7-2-rel
mutt-1-7-rel
mutt-1-8-1-rel
mutt-1-8-2-rel
mutt-1-8-3-rel
mutt-1-8-rel
mutt-1-9-1-rel
mutt-1-9-2-rel
mutt-1-9-3-rel
mutt-1-9-4-rel
mutt-1-9-5-rel
mutt-1-9-rel
post-type-punning-patch
pre-type-punning-patch

Git / gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725

Affected versions

Other

neomutt-20160822
neomutt-20160827
neomutt-20160910
neomutt-20160916
neomutt-20161002
neomutt-20161003
neomutt-20161014
neomutt-20161028
neomutt-20161104
neomutt-20161126
neomutt-20170113
neomutt-20170128
neomutt-20170206
neomutt-20170225
neomutt-20170306
neomutt-20170414
neomutt-20170421
neomutt-20170428
neomutt-20170526
neomutt-20170602
neomutt-20170609
neomutt-20170707
neomutt-20170714
neomutt-20170907
neomutt-20170912
neomutt-20171006
neomutt-20171013
neomutt-20171027
neomutt-20171208
neomutt-20171215
neomutt-20180223
neomutt-20180323
neomutt-20180512
neomutt-20180622

Database specific

vanir_signatures

[
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "function_hash": "25232212404975938392095324741979721523",
            "length": 411.0
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/util.c",
            "function": "imap_quote_string"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-21eb7944",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "function_hash": "54145826516367523844483083921749081584",
            "length": 1020.0
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/auth_login.c",
            "function": "imap_auth_login"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-3ef2ade0",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
        "deprecated": false,
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            ],
            "threshold": 0.9
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/imap_private.h"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-50f6d5c8",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
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            "length": 1124.0
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/command.c",
            "function": "cmd_parse_lsub"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-59e01704",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
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            "length": 1785.0
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/imap.c",
            "function": "compile_search"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-9d1cab05",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
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        "target": {
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        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-a4b01ba9",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
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            "length": 208.0
        },
        "target": {
            "file": "imap/util.c",
            "function": "imap_munge_mbox_name"
        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-aba3a888",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
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        },
        "target": {
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        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-da296675",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
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        "target": {
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        },
        "id": "CVE-2018-14357-e8be0a36",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1"
    },
    {
        "source": "https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/e52393740334443ae0206cab2d7caef381646725",
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