VDB-20545 · CVE-2003-0299 · Nessus 15111

Balsa/mutt Mailbox Size integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Balsa and mutt. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Mailbox Size Handler. This manipulation causes integer coercion. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0299. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Balsa and mutt (Mail Client Software) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Mailbox Size Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IMAP Client, as used in mutt 1.4.1 and Balsa 2.0.10, allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain large mailbox size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.

The weakness was published 06/16/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0299 since 05/14/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15111 (Debian DSA-274-1 : mutt - 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (15111) and SecurityFocus (BID 7229†). Similar entries are available at VDB-20320, VDB-20542, VDB-20544 and VDB-20546. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Mail Client Software

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 15111
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-274-1 : mutt - buffer overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/28/2003 🔍
03/28/2003 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2003 +47 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +33 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +471 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +3603 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20545
SecurityFocus: 7229

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 01:07
Updated: 06/28/2021 15:52
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:07 (54), 05/03/2019 17:01 (3), 06/28/2021 15:52 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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