7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-3242
Mutt Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 27, 2006, 10:05 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 1:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3242 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mutt mutt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-3242.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mutt/imap/browse.c?r1=1.34.2.2&r2=1.34.2.3
http://secunia.com/advisories/20810 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20836
http://secunia.com/advisories/20854
http://secunia.com/advisories/20879
http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
http://secunia.com/advisories/20895
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
http://secunia.com/advisories/21039
http://secunia.com/advisories/21124
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
http://secunia.com/advisories/21220
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-471
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-3242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3242 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://dev.mutt.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=mutt/.git;a=commit;h=dc0272b749f0e2b102973b7ac43dbd3908507540
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-307-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10826 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27428 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-3242 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-3242 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

24.11 }} -1.42%

score

0.95908

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability