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.
Published: 2003-03-21
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0136 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.807Z

Reserved: 2003-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0140

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-03-24T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0140

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2003-03-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-0140 - Bugzilla

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