# CVE-2003-0140: Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.0 and possibly earlier versions, 1.5.x up to 1.5.3, and other programs that use Mutt code such as Balsa before 2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-03-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.0 and possibly earlier versions, 1.5.x up to 1.5.3, and other programs that use Mutt code such as Balsa before 2.0.10, allows a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted folder.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041

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