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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2006-3242

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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2006-3242

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/27/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/17/2015
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long namespaces received from the IMAP server.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-mutt

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