VDB-20320 · CVE-2003-0167 · BID 7229

Mutt up to 1.3.28 IMAP off-by-one

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A vulnerability was found in Mutt up to 1.3.28 (Mail Client Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component IMAP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a off-by-one vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple off-by-one buffer overflows in the IMAP capability for Mutt 1.3.28 and earlier, and Balsa 1.2.4 and earlier, allow a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted mail folder, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0140.

The weakness was published 04/02/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0167 since 03/27/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15137 (Debian DSA-300-1 : balsa - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (15137). Similar entry is available at 20545.

Productinfo

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Mail Client Software

Name

Mutt

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License

open-source

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15137
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-300-1 : balsa - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53341
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 274-1 (mutt)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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03/27/2003 🔍
03/28/2003 +1 days 🔍
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05/06/2003 +34 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +512 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +3600 days 🔍
05/02/2019 +1728 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0167 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 7229 - Mutt IMAP Remote Folder Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:40
Updated: 05/02/2019 09:29
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:40 (63), 05/02/2019 09:29 (4)
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