CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0167

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple off-by-one buffer overflows in the IMAP capability for Mutt 1.3.28 and earlier, and Balsa 1.2.4 and earlier, allow a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted mail folder.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to system crashes and the potential for remote code execution, which could lead to data loss or system takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Mutt to a version later than 1.3.28 and Balsa to a version later than 1.2.4 to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple off-by-one buffer overflows in the IMAP capability for Mutt 1.3.28 and earlier, and Balsa 1.2.4 and earlier, allow a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted mail folder, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0140.

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