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FreeBSD Ports: mutt, ja-mutt
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
FreeBSD Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
7 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following packages are affected: mutt ja-mutt CVE-2004-0078 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.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://www.mutt.org/news.html http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/67c05283-5d62-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a.html