CVE-2018-14360 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) affecting NeoMutt versions prior to 2018-07-16, specifically within the nntp_add_group function due to incorrect sscanf usage. With a CVSSv3.1 score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with low attack complexity. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 20180716CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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