CVE-2003-0140

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    CVE-2003-0140

    Published: 24 Mar 2003Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    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