mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes uses strfcpy instead of memcpy for the IMAP auth_cram MD5 digest.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Potential Buffer Overflow in Mutt IMAP CRAM‑MD5 Authentication

Mon, 04 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes uses strfcpy instead of memcpy for the IMAP auth_cram MD5 digest.
First Time appeared Mutt
Mutt mutt
Weaknesses CWE-158
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mutt
Mutt mutt
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-04T12:49:47.783Z

Reserved: 2026-05-04T05:41:07.104Z

Link: CVE-2026-43859

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-04T07:16:00.400

Modified: 2026-05-04T07:16:00.400

Link: CVE-2026-43859

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T08:00:09Z

Weaknesses