security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.43%
Description
Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain mail messages.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5.1
- 1.2.5.4
- 1.2.5.5
- 1.2.5.12
- 1.2.5.12_ol
- 1.3.12
- 1.3.12.1
- 1.3.16
- 1.3.17
- 1.3.22
- 1.3.24
- 1.3.25
- 1.3.27
- 1.3.28
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
mutt-5:1.4.1-3.4
Fixed · RHSA-2004:050
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:051
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | mutt-5:1.4.1-3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:050 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:051 |
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.43% (0.05427) | 92.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.43% (0.05427) | 91.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.66% (0.05662) | 89.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.50% (0.07504) | 94.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 8.66% (0.08660) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.69% (0.11688) | 94.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-013.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://bugs.debian.org/126336 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107651677817933&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107696262905039&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107884956930903&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:010 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.osvdb.org/3918 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-050.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9641 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0078 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617139 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15134 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A811 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A838 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0078
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.