Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0940

Title: mutt buffer overflow via malformed MIME messages

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-1999-0940.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Sep 27, 1999
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.97%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0940: Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Impacted Vendors

M
mutt 1

Reference Links

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0940 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0940
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0940 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.