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TI-2002-00001 Aliases CVE-2002-0001GHSA-w4gg-mg7c-qmxp

Vulnerability in RFC822 address parser in mutt before 1.2.5.1 and mutt 1.3.x before…

Priority LOW 39Published · 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

Vulnerability in RFC822 address parser in mutt before 1.2.5.1 and mutt 1.3.x before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an improperly terminated comment or phrase in the address list.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03369 88th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.5.1; up to 1.3.25Vulnerablemutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.5.1; up to 1.3.25 Vulnerable ·mutt

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 6.2Fixed RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.0jFixed RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:003

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0001
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4gg-mg7c-qmxp

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2018-10297 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10300 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10293 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10302 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10301 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10295 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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