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
11cpe: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
Patches
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References
17- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679nvdVendor Advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.phpnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434nvd
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