CVE-2004-0078
Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via
02 Description
Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via
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
- 5.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.5% 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
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-01-19
- 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
- 38ad7e3967724311c63e55cf0ea5906025cbf3104256e1721e66b1fb329af6cd
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.slackware.comSSA:2004-043http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/126336
- marc.info20040215 LNSA-#2004-0001: mutt remote crashhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107696262905039&w=2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2004:051http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-051.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:811https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A811
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commutt-index-menu-bo(15134)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15134
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:838https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A838
- www.securityfocus.com9641http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9641
- marc.info20040211 Mutt-1.4.2 fixes buffer overflow.http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107651677817933&w=2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2004:050http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-050.html
- marc.info20040309 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.005] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mutt)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107884956930903&w=2
- www.osvdb.org3918http://www.osvdb.org/3918
- www.mandrakesoft.comMDKSA-2004:010http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:010
- ftp.caldera.comCSSA-2004-013.0ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-013.0.txt
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.6-20040722+1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.6-20040722+1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.6-20040722+1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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