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High
CVE-1999-0940
Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
mutt
View all reports →Affected Software
mutt mail client
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 4th, 2000
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.