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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43859

mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes uses strfcpy instead of memcpy for the IMAP auth_cram MD5 digest.

Products
mutt
Affected versions
1.10.1-2.1, 1.12.2-1, 1.12.2-2, 1.13.0-1, 1.13.2-1, 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.1, 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.2, 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.3, 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.4, 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.5, 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6, 1.5.23-3.1ubuntu1, 1.5.23-3.1ubuntu2, 1.5.24-1, 1.5.24-1build1, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.2, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.3, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.4, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.5, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm2, 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3, 1.8.3+neomutt20170609-2build1, 1.9.1-2, 1.9.1-3, 1.9.1-4, 1.9.1-5, 1.9.2-1, 1.9.3-1, 1.9.4-2, 1.9.4-3, 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1, 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.2, 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.3, 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.4, 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.5, 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6, 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1, 2.0.5-4.1build1, 2.1.3-1, 2.1.4-1, 2.1.4-1build1, 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.1, 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2, 2.2.12-0.1, 2.2.12-0.1build2, 2.2.12-0.1build3, 2.2.12-0.1build4, 2.2.13-1, 2.2.13-1build1, 2.2.13-1build2, 2.2.9-1, 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.23.10.1, 2.3.2-1, 2.4.0-1, 2.4.1-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-43859
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 03:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43859

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 May 2026, 07:16 UTC

mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes uses strfcpy instead of memcpy for the IMAP auth_cram MD5 digest.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43859

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mutt

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mutt

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mutt

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Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43859",
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