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    CVE-2005-2642

    Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.

    Published:Aug 21, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 21, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.09945
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mutt
    Product
    Mutt

    Exploits

    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.htmlhttp://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.htmlhttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.htmlhttp://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.html

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.mutt.devel/8379
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16485
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729
    http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.html
    http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14596
    http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.mutt.devel/8379
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16485
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729
    http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.html
    http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14596

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High