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Fedora Core 1 2004-061: mutt

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the mutt package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2004-061 (mutt).

Mutt is a text-mode mail user agent. Mutt supports color, threading,
arbitrary key remapping, and a lot of customization.

You should install mutt if you have used it in the past and you prefer
it, or if you are new to mail programs and have not decided which one
you are going to use.

Update Information:

This package fixes CVE-2004-0078, where a specifc message could cause
mutt to crash. This is the vulnerability fixed in the recently released
mutt-1.4.2.

Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-061.shtml
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 9641

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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