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CVE-2026-43864

mutt: Mutt: Denial of Service via null pointer dereference in show_sig_summary

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 4, 2026

Updated · July 2, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in mutt. This vulnerability, a null pointer dereference in the show_sig_summary function, could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. This occurs when processing specially crafted input related to signature summaries.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference