CVE-2005-2642 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.

Published: 2005-08-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 9.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2643	Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09945.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.mutt.devel/8379
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501
http://secunia.com/advisories/16485
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.html
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14596

History

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Subscriptions

Mutt Mutt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:45:01.313Z

Reserved: 2005-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2642

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2642

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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