CVE-1999-0940

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1999-09-27 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0940, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0940

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P