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TI-2014-00446 Aliases CVE-2014-0467GHSA-qw3h-r7wr-mxvx

Buffer overflow in copy.c in Mutt before 1.5.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority LOW 30CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in copy.c in Mutt before 1.5.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RFC2047 header line, related to address expansion.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04484 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.22Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8Vulnerablemutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.22 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·mutt
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.9Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.10Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.11Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.12Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.13Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.14Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.15Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.16Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.17Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.18Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.19Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.20Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.21Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.10 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.11 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.12 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.13 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.14 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.15 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.16 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.17 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.18 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.19 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.20 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.21 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2014:0304 Released 2014-03-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    mutt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) mutt-5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) mutt-5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mutt-5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mutt-5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0304
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0467
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw3h-r7wr-mxvx

References

Advisory 6

Other 1

Sources

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