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ubuntu-cve-2021-3181
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-01-19 15:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:46
Summary
Details

rfc822.c in Mutt through 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailbox unavailability) by sending email messages with sequences of semicolon characters in RFC822 address fields (aka terminators of empty groups). A small email message from the attacker can cause large memory consumption, and the victim may then be unable to see email messages from other persons.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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          {
            "binary_name": "mutt",
            "binary_version": "1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6"
          },
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      },
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  "details": "rfc822.c in Mutt through 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailbox unavailability) by sending email messages with sequences of semicolon characters in RFC822 address fields (aka terminators of empty groups). A small email message from the attacker can cause large memory consumption, and the victim may then be unable to see email messages from other persons.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3181",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:46:43Z",
  "published": "2021-01-19T15:15:00Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/issues/323"
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      "url": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/4a2becbdb4422aaffe3ce314991b9d670b7adf17"
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4703-1"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
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}



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