CVE-2003-0140 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Mutt 1.4.0, 1.5.x up to 1.5.3, and other applications utilizing Mutt code, such as Balsa before 2.0.10. A remote, malicious IMAP server can exploit this by sending a crafted folder, leading to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity for a network-based attack, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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