CVE-2004-0078 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Mutt

7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
5.7%
top 9.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
MuttDebian Mutt
Timeline
PublishedMar 3
Latest updateMay 3

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/mutt< mutt 1.5.6-20040722+1 (bookworm)
▶Debianmutt/mutt< 1.5.6-20040722+1+3
▶NVDmutt/mutt18 versions+17

Patches

Patch: www.redhat.com ↗Patch: www.redhat.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rrvh-pgqf-54ph: Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu↗2022-05-03
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OSV
CVE-2004-0078: Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu↗2004-03-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
security flaw↗2004-02-11
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Debian
CVE-2004-0078: mutt - Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4....↗2004
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2004-0078 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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