Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain mail messages.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.2.1 (including) | 1.2.1 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.2.5 (including) | 1.2.5 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.2.5.1 (including) | 1.2.5.1 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.2.5.4 (including) | 1.2.5.4 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.2.5.5 (including) | 1.2.5.5 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.2.5.12 (including) | 1.2.5.12 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.2.5.12_ol (including) | 1.2.5.12_ol (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.12 (including) | 1.3.12 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.12.1 (including) | 1.3.12.1 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.16 (including) | 1.3.16 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.17 (including) | 1.3.17 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.22 (including) | 1.3.22 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.24 (including) | 1.3.24 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.25 (including) | 1.3.25 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.27 (including) | 1.3.27 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.3.28 (including) | 1.3.28 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.4.0 (including) | 1.4.0 (including) |
| Mutt | Mutt | 1.4.1 (including) | 1.4.1 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | mutt-5:1.4.1-3.4 | * |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | RedHat | * |
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-013.0.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/126336
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=107651677817933\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=107696262905039\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=107884956930903\u0026w=2
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:010
- http://www.osvdb.org/3918
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-050.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-051.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9641
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security\u0026y=2004\u0026m=slackware-security.405053
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15134
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A811
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A838
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-013.0.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/126336
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=107651677817933\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=107696262905039\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=107884956930903\u0026w=2
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:010
- http://www.osvdb.org/3918
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-050.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-051.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9641
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security\u0026y=2004\u0026m=slackware-security.405053
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15134
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A811
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A838