CVE-2021-3181

MEDIUM

Mutt < 2.0.4 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0300
EPSS Percentile 86.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-401
Status published

Affected Products (5)

mutt/mutt < 2.0.4
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora

Timeline

Published Jan 19, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026