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CVE-2006-3242

Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1...

7.5 HighFix available

Stack-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.

Exploit likelihood

6.00%Down 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Stack-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.

Record
CVE-2006-3242
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

Stack-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.

Record
CVE-2006-3242
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3239 No score

Stack-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.

Record
EUVD-2006-3239
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg87-fxp9-w848 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the browse_get_namespace function in imap/browse.c of Mutt 1.4.2.1...

Stack-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.

Record
GHSA-pg87-fxp9-w848
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Stack-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.

Record
CVE-2006-3242
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-3242 No score

Stack-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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3242
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mutt
Debian:12
 before 1.5.11+cvs20060403-2
1.5.11+cvs20060403-2
mutt
Debian:13
 before 1.5.11+cvs20060403-2
1.5.11+cvs20060403-2
mutt
Debian:14
 before 1.5.11+cvs20060403-2
1.5.11+cvs20060403-2
mutt
Debian:3.1
 before 1.5.9-2sarge2, plus listed versions
1.5.9-21.5.9-2sarge1
1.5.9-2sarge2
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
5:1.4.1-3.5.rhel3
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
mutt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
mutt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 5:1.4.1-11.rhel4
5:1.4.1-11.rhel4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-3242 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mutt, published June 27, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.00%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in mutt 1.5.11+cvs20060403-2.

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