Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2023-4875 as tracked by Debian, for the package mutt. The fix is available in version 2.2.12-0.1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4875 is classified as CWE-475: Undefined Behavior for Input to API. The behavior of this function is undefined unless its control parameter is set to a specific value.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4875 is recorded against 1 package.
- mutt (fixed in 2.2.12-0.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 9 September 2023 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
mutt has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-475: Undefined Behavior for Input to API) in other software:
