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CVE-1999-0940

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed...

7.5 High

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Exploit likelihood

2.66%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Record
CVE-1999-0940
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Record
CVE-1999-0940
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0921 No score

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Record
EUVD-1999-0921
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm3w-22f3-8w8x No score

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed...

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Record
GHSA-pm3w-22f3-8w8x
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0940 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mutt Mail Client, published September 27, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.66%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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