FKIE_CVE-2006-3242

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-06-27 10:05 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:26
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
cve@mitre.orghttp://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
cve@mitre.orghttp://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mutt/imap/browse.c?r1=1.34.2.2&r2=1.34.2.3
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20810Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20836
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20854
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20879
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20887
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20895
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20960
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21039
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21124
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21135
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21220
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mutt/imap/browse.c?r1=1.34.2.2&r2=1.34.2.3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20810Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20836
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20854
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20879
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20895
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21039
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21124
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mutt mutt 1.4.2
mutt mutt 1.4.2.1
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