CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0473

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, posing a serious threat to system and user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Mutt to version 1.2.5 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS