CVE-2001-0473
Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute...
Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
CVE-2001-0473- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
CVE-2001-0473- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0469 No score
Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69cf-v4wg-q552 No score
Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute...
Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
GHSA-69cf-v4wg-q552- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0473 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mutt, published June 27, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.06%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0246.html
osvdb.org/5615
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-029.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=98473109630421&w=2
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6235
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000385
linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-031.php3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0473
github.com/advisories/GHSA-69cf-v4wg-q552