CVE-2005-2642
N/A
Published: August 21, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMutt
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408493Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408501VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014729Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0594.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0600.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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