9.1
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-32055
Mutt IMAP Out-of-Bounds Read
Description

Mutt 1.11.0 through 2.0.x before 2.0.7 (and NeoMutt 2019-10-25 through 2021-05-04) has a $imap_qresync issue in which imap/util.c has an out-of-bounds read in situations where an IMAP sequence set ends with a comma. NOTE: the $imap_qresync setting for QRESYNC is not enabled by default.

INFO

Published Date :

May 5, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-32055 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
1 Neomutt neomutt
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in Mutt and NeoMutt allows for an out-of-bounds read.
  • Update the affected Mutt and/or NeoMutt packages to the latest versions.
  • Upgrade the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-32055 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-2021-32055 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-32055 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-32055 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.mutt.org/pipermail/mutt-announce/Week-of-Mon-20210503/000036.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/fa1db5785e5cfd9d3cd27b7571b9fe268d2ec2dc
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/7c4779ac24d2fb68a2a47b58c7904118f40965d5
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-05
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-05 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-05 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-05 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.mutt.org/pipermail/mutt-announce/Week-of-Mon-20210503/000036.html No Types Assigned http://lists.mutt.org/pipermail/mutt-announce/Week-of-Mon-20210503/000036.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/fa1db5785e5cfd9d3cd27b7571b9fe268d2ec2dc No Types Assigned https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/fa1db5785e5cfd9d3cd27b7571b9fe268d2ec2dc Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/7c4779ac24d2fb68a2a47b58c7904118f40965d5 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/7c4779ac24d2fb68a2a47b58c7904118f40965d5 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.11.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 20191025 up to (including) 20210504
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.53 }} 0.11%

score

0.66366

percentile