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CVE-2004-0078
Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
High7.5EPSS 5.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain mail messages.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.4% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- SSA:2004-043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/126336 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20040215 LNSA-#2004-0001: mutt remote crash (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:811 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- mutt-index-menu-bo(15134) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:838 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 9641 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20040211 Mutt-1.4.2 fixes buffer overflow. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20040309 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.005] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mutt) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3918 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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