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CVE-2005-2642

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2642 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mutt_decode_xbit function within Mutt version 1.5.10, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0448 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-2642

CVE-2005-2642

References

comments.gmane.org / gmane.mail.mutt.devel/8379
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/408493
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/408501
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/16485
securitytracker.com / id
ExploitVendor Advisory
derkeiler.com / Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
derkeiler.com / Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.html
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/14596