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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0140

CVE-2003-0140

Description

Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.0 and possibly earlier versions, 1.5.x up to 1.5.3, and other programs that use Mutt code such as Balsa before 2.0.10, allows a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted folder.

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Affected products

11
  • Mutt/Mutt10 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.5.3
  • Balsa/Balsallm-fuzzy
    Range: <2.0.10

Patches

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