Denial of Service Vulnerability in Mutt Email Client by Vendor Mutt

CVE-2021-3181

What is CVE-2021-3181?

The vulnerability in Mutt allows remote attackers to exploit the email client through specially crafted email messages containing sequences of semicolon characters. This exploit can lead to significant memory consumption, resulting in a denial of service that makes the mailbox unavailable. Victims may be unable to access emails from other senders due to this disruption. Timely updates and proper configuration are essential to mitigate such risks.

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