mutt: heap-based buffer overflow when parsing certain headers
Published Mar 14, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.16%
Description
Buffer overflow in copy.c in Mutt before 1.5.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RFC2047 header line, related to address expansion.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.5.22
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 1.5.9
- 1.5.10
- 1.5.11
- 1.5.12
- 1.5.13
- 1.5.14
- 1.5.15
- 1.5.16
- 1.5.17
- 1.5.18
- 1.5.19
- 1.5.20
- 1.5.21
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mutt-5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mutt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mutt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mutt-5:1.5.20-4.20091214hg736b6a.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0304 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mutt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mutt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of mutt package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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:N/I:N/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 | 5.16% (0.05155) | 92.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.16% (0.05155) | 91.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 79.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.45% (0.02450) | 84.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.86% (0.03860) | 92.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 3.86% (0.03860) | 90.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 4.35% (0.04349) | 91.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.32% (0.04321) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00083.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00085.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0304.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2874 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mutt.org/doc/devel/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66165 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029919 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2147-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0467 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1075860 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0467
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0467
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00083.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00085.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0304.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2874 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mutt.org/doc/devel/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66165 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029919 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2147-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0467 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1075860 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0467 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0467 |
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