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CVE-2003-0140

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.

Published

2003-03-24T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mutt mutt 1.3.12 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.16 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.17 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.22 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.24 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.25 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.27 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.4.0 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.5.3 Yes
References