CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2642

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c of Mutt 1.5.10 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.

Risk Assessment

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system, potentially leading to full system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

Update Mutt to a version later than 1.5.10 where this vulnerability has been fixed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.

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