Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 23, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2642
CVE-2005-2642
Description
Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501nvdExploit
- securitytracker.com/idnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.htmlnvdExploit
- comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.mutt.devel/8379nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16485nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14596nvd
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