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Mutt < 1.4.1 / 1.5 UTF-7 IMAP Remote Folder Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1296

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow

Description

The remote host is running a version of the Mutt email client that may be vulnerable to a buffer overrun. Specifically, it has been reported that Mutt does not handle remote internationalized folders properly. Because of this, it is possible for a malicious server to launch an attack that could result in the execution of code as the mutt user.

Solution

Upgrade to either 1.4.1 or 1.5. Patches/upgrades are available at www.mutt.org

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1296

Family: SMTP Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mutt:mutt

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1090, CVE-2003-0140

BID: 7120