What is the severity of CVE-2003-0299?

CVE-2003-0299 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and execute arbitrary code.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0299?

To fix CVE-2003-0299, update to a version of mutt or Balsa that is patched to address the integer signedness and overflow errors.

What software is affected by CVE-2003-0299?

CVE-2003-0299 affects mutt version 1.4.1 and Balsa version 2.0.10.

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2003-0299?

CVE-2003-0299 can be exploited by remote malicious IMAP servers that send large mailbox size values to cause vulnerabilities.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2003-0299?

The potential impacts of CVE-2003-0299 include denial of service and possible execution of arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2003-0299

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other 190

15/5/2003

8/8/2024

CVE-2003-0299: Integer Overflow

First published: Thu May 15 2003(Updated: )

The IMAP Client, as used in mutt 1.4.1 and Balsa 2.0.10, allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain large mailbox size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Mutt Mutt	=1.4.1
GNOME Balsa	=2.0.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0299?
CVE-2003-0299 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0299?
To fix CVE-2003-0299, update to a version of mutt or Balsa that is patched to address the integer signedness and overflow errors.
What software is affected by CVE-2003-0299?
CVE-2003-0299 affects mutt version 1.4.1 and Balsa version 2.0.10.
What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2003-0299?
CVE-2003-0299 can be exploited by remote malicious IMAP servers that send large mailbox size values to cause vulnerabilities.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2003-0299?
The potential impacts of CVE-2003-0299 include denial of service and possible execution of arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0299?
CVE-2003-0299 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0299?
To fix CVE-2003-0299, update to a version of mutt or Balsa that is patched to address the integer signedness and overflow errors.
What software is affected by CVE-2003-0299?
CVE-2003-0299 affects mutt version 1.4.1 and Balsa version 2.0.10.
What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2003-0299?
CVE-2003-0299 can be exploited by remote malicious IMAP servers that send large mailbox size values to cause vulnerabilities.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2003-0299?
The potential impacts of CVE-2003-0299 include denial of service and possible execution of arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.