CVE-2003-0140
Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.0 and possibly earlier versions, 1.5.x up to 1.5.3, and other programs that use Mutt code such as Balsa before 2.0.10, allows a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.0 and possibly earlier versions, 1.5.x up to 1.5.3, and other programs that use Mutt code such as Balsa before 2.0.10, allows a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted folder.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.49% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.