CVE-2003-0167
Multiple off-by-one buffer overflows in the IMAP capability for Mutt 1.3.28 and earlier, and Balsa 1.2.4 and earlier, allow a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple off-by-one buffer overflows in the IMAP capability for Mutt 1.3.28 and earlier, and Balsa 1.2.4 and earlier, allow a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted mail folder, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0140.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.54% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-274Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-300
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7229Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-274Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-300
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7229Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.