Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of...

Vulnerability 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.

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/21220
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20895
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21039
• http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20810
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
• 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/20854
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
• http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20836
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21124
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20879