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CVE-2001-0473

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-06-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.

Affected products

• Conectiva Linux: all versions
• Immunix: 6.2, 7.0, 7.0_beta
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
• mutt: through 1.2.5
• RedHat Linux: 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0246.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000385
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98473109630421&w=2
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-031.php3
• http://www.osvdb.org/5615
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-029.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6235
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0246.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000385
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98473109630421&w=2
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-031.php3
• http://www.osvdb.org/5615

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