CVE-2003-0140
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-03-21 05:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-03-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5bbdaf6cede842bfab9b7db2100199f3db029e30f27bf0ba92818dbf805be8cc
05 Affected products
06 References
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2003:626http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:109http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commutt-folder-name-bo(11583)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583
- marc.info20030430 GLSA: balsa (200304-10)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2
- marc.info20030320 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.025] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mutt)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2
- marc.info20030322 GLSA: mutt (200303-19)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:2https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2
- marc.info20030320 CORE-20030304-02: Vulnerability in Mutt Mail User Agenthttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com7120http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200303-19http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml
- www.securityfocus.com20030319 mutt-1.4.1 fixes a buffer overflow.http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:434https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434
- www.coresecurity.comhttp://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10
- www.debian.orgDSA-268http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268
- www.novell.comSuSE-SA:2003:020http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2003:630http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2003:041http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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