9.1
CRITICAL
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 :

June 1, 2021, 2:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
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
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-2021-32055.

URL Resource
http://lists.mutt.org/pipermail/mutt-announce/Week-of-Mon-20210503/000036.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/fa1db5785e5cfd9d3cd27b7571b9fe268d2ec2dc Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/7c4779ac24d2fb68a2a47b58c7904118f40965d5 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-05 Third Party Advisory

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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 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.22 }} 0.02%

score

0.60643

percentile

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