CVE-2006-3242
Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.00% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
- http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
- http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mutt/imap/browse.c?r1=1.34.2.2&r2=1.34.2.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20810Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20836
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20854
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20879
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20895
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21039
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21220
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.