HIGH
Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext
Published Aug 21, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.48%
Description
Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the Linux versions of Mutt.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.48% 0.04479
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04479
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 | 4.48% (0.04479) | 91.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.48% (0.04479) | 90.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.95% (0.09945) | 92.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.49% (0.07492) | 86.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.95% (0.09945) | 92.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.68% (0.11682) | 95.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 19.18% (0.19177) | 96.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 23.38% (0.23383) | 95.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 93.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 92.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 82.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.mutt.devel/8379 x_refsource_MISC
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16485 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14596 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2642 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2642
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2642
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.mutt.devel/8379 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16485 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14596 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2642 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2642 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2642 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 21, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2642
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a