PT-2004-1286 · Mutt · Mutt

Niels Heinen · Published 2004-03-03 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2004-0078

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mutt versions 1.4.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the index menu code, specifically in the menu pad string of menu.c. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a crash, and may also enable the execution of arbitrary code through certain mail messages.

Recommendations For versions 1.4.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.4.1 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0078

RHSA-2004:050

Affected Products

Mutt

References · 18

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0078 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0078 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0078 · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-013.0.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-050.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:010 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/9641 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0078 · Vendor Advisory
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-051.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/3918 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107651677817933&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15134 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107696262905039&w=2 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/126336 · Note