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CVE-1999-0940

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• Mutt Mail Client: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0940
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0940

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