Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-27
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Mutt: Buffer overflow
Date: June 28, 2006
Bugs: #138125
ID: 200606-27
Synopsis
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Mutt contains a buffer overflow that could result in arbitrary code
execution.
Background
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Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/mutt < 1.5.11-r2 >= 1.5.11-r2
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TAKAHASHI Tamotsu has discovered that Mutt contains a boundary error in
the "browse_get_namespace()" function in browse.c, which can be
triggered when receiving an overly long namespace from an IMAP server.
Impact
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A ma...
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