CVE-2003-0299 describes a vulnerability in the IMAP client used by mutt 1.4.1 and Balsa 2.0.10. Malicious IMAP servers can exploit this by sending large mailbox size values, leading to integer signedness or overflow errors. This flaw has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stuart_parmenter:balsa:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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