CVE-2006-3242 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Mutt

8 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
7.5%
top 8.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
MuttDebian Mutt
Timeline
PublishedJun 27
Latest updateMay 3

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.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/mutt< mutt 1.5.11+cvs20060403-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianmutt/mutt< 1.5.11+cvs20060403-2+3
▶NVDmutt/mutt1.4.2, 1.4.2.1+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pg87-fxp9-w848: Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse↗2022-05-03
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OSV
CVE-2006-3242: Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse↗2006-06-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
security flaw↗2006-06-19
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Debian
CVE-2006-3242: mutt - Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse....↗2006
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-3242 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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Bugzilla
CVE-2006-3242 Mutt IMAP namespace buffer overflow↗2006-06-28
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Bugzilla
CVE-2006-3242 Mutt IMAP namespace buffer overflow↗2006-06-28
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