Multiple off-by-one buffer overflows in the IMAP capability for Mutt 1.3.28 and earlier…
Priority LOW 38Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple off-by-one buffer overflows in the IMAP capability for Mutt 1.3.28 and earlier, and Balsa 1.2.4 and earlier, allow a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted mail folder, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0140.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02543 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.12 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.12.1 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.16 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.17 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.22 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.24 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.25 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.27 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.28 | Vulnerable | mutt |
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.12 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.12.1 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.16 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.17 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.22 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.24 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.25 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.27 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.28 Vulnerable ·mutt
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0167
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7m5-jjhm-hp24
More Mutt vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2003-0167 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0167 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7m5-jjhm-hp24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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