3918 : Mutt menu.c menu_pad_string Function Index Menu Code Remote Overflow DoS
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
5	207	over 6 years ago	4 months ago	1 times	85%

Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date
2004-01-19	2004-01-19

Description

Mutt contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a specially crafted email is sent by an attacker, and will result in loss of availability for the program.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Michael Elkins	Mutt	1.4
		1.4.1

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 10846
CVE ID: 2004-0078 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107651677817933&w=2
Vendor URL: http://www.mutt.org/

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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