The IMAP Client, as used in mutt 1.4.1 and Balsa 2.0.10, allows remote malicious IMAP…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The IMAP Client, as used in mutt 1.4.1 and Balsa 2.0.10, allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain large mailbox size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02105 81st 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | mutt |
| cpe:2.3:a:stuart_parmenter:balsa:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10 | Vulnerable | Stuart Parmenter |
- cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·mutt
- cpe:2.3:a:stuart_parmenter:balsa:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·Stuart Parmenter
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0299
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvqm-8xhg-hprq
References
Sources
- CVE-2003-0299 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0299 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gvqm-8xhg-hprq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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