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High
CVE-2003-0140
Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.0 and possibly earlier versions, 1.5.x...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.12, 1.3.16, 1.3.17, 1.3.22, 1.3.24, 1.3.25, 1.3.27, 1.4.0, 1.5.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 21st, 2003
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.