CVE-2006-3242

N/A Unknown
Published: June 27, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mutt/imap/browse.c?r1=1.34.2.2&r2=1.34.2.3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20810
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20836
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20854
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20879
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20895
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21039
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21124
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21220
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mutt/imap/browse.c?r1=1.34.2.2&r2=1.34.2.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20810
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20836
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20854
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20879
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21039
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.5%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mutt