Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.0% · top 6.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

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 (29)

• 21220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200606-27 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 20895 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21039 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0577 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10826 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20887 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2522 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20810 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:115 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• USN-307-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 2006-0038 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mutt/imap/browse.c?r1=1.34.2.2&r2=1.34.2.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20854 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2006-207-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 18642 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2006.013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• mutt-imap-namespace-bo(27428) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• DSA-1108 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2006:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 20836 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1016482 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 20960 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20060629 rPSA-2006-0116-1 mutt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 21124 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20879 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• 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)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:23 UTC.