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TI-2001-00465 Aliases CVE-2001-0473GHSA-69cf-v4wg-q552

Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0206 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableImmunix
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableImmunix
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0_betaVulnerableImmunix
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.5Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableConectiva
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableMandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Immunix
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Immunix
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0_beta Vulnerable ·Immunix
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Conectiva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 5.2Fixed RHSA-2001:029
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:029
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:029

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0473
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69cf-v4wg-q552

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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