CVE-2003-0140

N/A Unknown
Published: March 24, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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