Mutt 1.11.0 through 2.0.x before 2.0.7 (and NeoMutt 2019-10-25 through 2021-05-04) has a $imap_qresync issue in which imap/util.c has an out-of-bounds read in situations where an IMAP sequence set ends with a comma. NOTE: the $imap_qresync setting for QRESYNC is not enabled by default.
CVE-2021-32055
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.6%, top 17% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.1
- EG Score
- 9.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 46(Track)EG Risk 46/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity91% × 45%Exploitation3% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 84%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 5, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jul 19, 2026Mutt, NeoMutt: Denial of service (GLSA 202105-05) — Gentoo security
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-05Fix seqset iterator when it ends in a comma. (7c4779ac) · Commits · Mutt Project / mutt · GitLab
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/7c4779ac24d2fb68a2a47b58c7904118f40965d5commit fa1db5785e5c (neomutt/neomutt)
Patch available: neomutt/neomutt 20211029 (contains commit fa1db5785e5c)
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/fa1db5785e5cfd9d3cd27b7571b9fe268d2ec2dcmutt 2.0.7 released
http://lists.mutt.org/pipermail/mutt-announce/Week-of-Mon-20210503/000036.htmlPatch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | mutt (2.1.4-1ubuntu1.1) @ jammy | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | neomutt (20231103+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ noble | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(8 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mutt | — | 2.0.5-4.1 | — |
| neomutt | — | 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mutt | — | 2.0.5-4.1 | — |
| neomutt | — | 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mutt | — | 2.0.5-4.1 | — |
| neomutt | — | 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2 | — |
Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mutt | — | 2.0.5-4.1 | — |
| neomutt | — | 20201127+dfsg.1-1.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(3)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-320552022-01-19
Mutt 1.11.0 through 2.0.x before 2.0.7 (and NeoMutt 2019-10-25 through 2021-05-04) has a $imap_qresync issue in which imap/util.c has an out-of-bounds read in situations where an IMAP sequence set ends with a comma. NOTE: the $imap_qresync setting for QRESYNC is not enabled by default.
- UbuntuUSN-5392-1LOW
Mutt vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7204-1LOW
NeoMutt vulnerabilities
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