security flaw
Published Mar 21, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.49%
Description
Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.0 and possibly earlier versions, 1.5.x up to 1.5.3, and other programs that use Mutt code such as Balsa before 2.0.10, allows a remote malicious IMAP server to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted folder.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:111
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:111
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:111
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:109
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:109
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:109
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:109
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:111
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:111 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:111 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:111 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:109 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:109 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:109 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:109 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:111 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.49% (0.04494) | 91.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.49% (0.04494) | 90.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 81.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.79% (0.03791) | 79.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 82.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.06% (0.03057) | 91.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 2.18% (0.02179) | 88.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01604) | 85.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 86.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 69.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (21)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000626 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000630 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104817995421439&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104818814931378&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852190605988&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105171507629573&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=310&idxseccion=10 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-268 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-19.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_020_mutt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-109.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315679 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7120 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0140 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616983 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11583 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0140
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A434 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0140
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.