CVE catalog
CVE-2005-2642
mutt: CVE-2005-2642
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.48% · Oct 25, 2026
Buffer overflow in the mutt_decode_xbit function in Handler.c for Mutt 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, possibly due to interactions with libiconv or gettext.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mutt | sid | 2.4.1-1.1 | not affected |
| Debian | mutt | forky | 2.4.1-1 | not affected |
| Debian | mutt | trixie | 2.2.13-1+deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | mutt | trixie-security | 2.2.13-1+deb13u2 | not affected |
| Debian | mutt | bookworm | 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 | not affected |
| Debian | mutt | bookworm-security | 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mutt | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mutt | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mutt | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mutt | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [mutt]Unknown
Details (4)
2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm
2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm
2.2.9-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm
2.2.9-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm
Observed: