CVE-2018-14360

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 55.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 17, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 28, 2026

Patch available. Sources: github_commit.

generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 4277-1] mutt security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277

generic

Release 2018-07-16 - NeoMutt

https://neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release

generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 1455-1] mutt security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html

github_commit Patch Available

commit 6296f7153f0c (neomutt/neomutt)

Patch available: neomutt/neomutt 20211022 (contains commit 6296f7153f0c)

https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/6296f7153f0c9d5e5cd3aaf08f9731e56621bdd3

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	neomutt (20231103+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ noble	2026-05-28	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

All Vendor Advisories

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UbuntuUSN-7204-1MEDIUM
NeoMutt vulnerabilities

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-14360?

CVE-2018-14360 is a critical vulnerability published on July 17, 2018. An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. nntpaddgroup in newsrc.c has a stack-based buffer overflow because of incorrect sscanf usage.

When was CVE-2018-14360 disclosed?

CVE-2018-14360 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 17, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-14360 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-14360 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 55.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14360?

CVE-2018-14360 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-14360?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-14360, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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