CVE-2006-3242

NameCVE-2006-3242
DescriptionStack-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1108
Debian Bugs375828

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mutt (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.5.23-3+deb8u7fixed
stretch (security)1.7.2-1+deb9u6fixed
stretch (lts), stretch1.7.2-1+deb9u7fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3fixed
bookworm2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)2.2.9-1+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2.2.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
muttsourcesarge1.5.9-2sarge2DSA-1108
muttsource(unstable)1.5.11+cvs20060403-2low375828
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