CVE-2021-3181

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3181
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3181.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-3181
Downstream
Related
Published
2021-01-19T15:15:12.327Z
Modified
2026-07-28T14:19:26.258971Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

rfc822.c in Mutt through 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailbox unavailability) by sending email messages with sequences of semicolon characters in RFC822 address fields (aka terminators of empty groups). A small email message from the attacker can cause large memory consumption, and the victim may then be unable to see email messages from other persons.

Database specific 
{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "9.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "9.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "10.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "10.0"
                }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING",
            "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "32"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "32"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "33"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "33"
                }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING",
            "vendor_product": "fedoraproject:fedora"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/muttmua/mutt

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/muttmua/mutt
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last affected
26f41dd1f7678fc7e09ebc88167c4c6a51b6f4a5
Database specific 
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.4"
        }
    ],
    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
}

Affected versions

Other
mutt-0-92-10i
mutt-0-92-11i
mutt-0-92-9i
mutt-0-93-unstable
mutt-0-94-10i-rel
mutt-0-94-13-rel
mutt-0-94-14-rel
mutt-0-94-15-rel
mutt-0-94-16i-rel
mutt-0-94-17i-rel
mutt-0-94-18-rel
mutt-0-94-5i-rel
mutt-0-94-6i-rel
mutt-0-94-7i-rel
mutt-0-94-8i-rel
mutt-0-94-9i-p1
mutt-0-94-9i-rel
mutt-0-95-rel
mutt-0-96-1-rel
mutt-0-96-2-slightly-post-release
mutt-0-96-3-rel
mutt-0-96-4-rel
mutt-0-96-5-rel
mutt-0-96-6-rel
mutt-0-96-7-rel
mutt-0-96-8-rel
mutt-0-96-rel
mutt-1-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-10-rel
mutt-1-1-11-rel
mutt-1-1-12-rel
mutt-1-1-13-rel
mutt-1-1-14-rel
mutt-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-3-rel
mutt-1-1-4-rel
mutt-1-1-5-rel
mutt-1-1-6-rel
mutt-1-1-7-rel
mutt-1-1-8-rel
mutt-1-1-9-rel
mutt-1-1-rel
mutt-1-10-rel
mutt-1-11-rel
mutt-1-12-rel
mutt-1-13-rel
mutt-1-14-rel
mutt-1-3-1-rel
mutt-1-3-10-rel
mutt-1-3-11-rel
mutt-1-3-12-rel
mutt-1-3-13-rel
mutt-1-3-14-rel
mutt-1-3-15-rel
mutt-1-3-16-rel
mutt-1-3-17-rel
mutt-1-3-18-rel
mutt-1-3-19-rel
mutt-1-3-2-rel
mutt-1-3-20-rel
mutt-1-3-21-rel
mutt-1-3-22-1-rel
mutt-1-3-22-rel
mutt-1-3-23-1-rel
mutt-1-3-23-2-rel
mutt-1-3-23-rel
mutt-1-3-24-rel
mutt-1-3-25-rel
mutt-1-3-26-rel
mutt-1-3-27-rel
mutt-1-3-3-rel
mutt-1-3-4-rel
mutt-1-3-5-rel
mutt-1-3-6-rel
mutt-1-3-7-rel
mutt-1-3-8-rel
mutt-1-3-9-rel
mutt-1-3-rel
mutt-1-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-15-rel
mutt-1-5-16-rel
mutt-1-5-17-rel
mutt-1-5-18-rel
mutt-1-5-19-rel
mutt-1-5-2-rel
mutt-1-5-20-rel
mutt-1-5-21-rel
mutt-1-5-22-rel
mutt-1-5-24-rel
mutt-1-5-3-rel
mutt-1-5-4-rel
mutt-1-5-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-5-rel
mutt-1-5-6-rel
mutt-1-6-rel
mutt-1-7-rel
mutt-1-8-rel
mutt-1-9-rel
mutt-2-0-1-rel
mutt-2-0-2-rel
mutt-2-0-3-rel
mutt-2-0-4-rel
mutt-2-0-rel
post-type-punning-patch
pre-type-punning-patch

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3181.json"

Git / gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
4a2becbdb4422aaffe3ce314991b9d670b7adf17
Fixed
939b02b33ae29bc0d642570c1dcfd4b339037d19
Fixed
d4305208955c5cdd9fe96dfa61e7c1e14e176a14
Database specific 
{
    "source": "REFERENCES"
}

Affected versions

Other
mutt-0-92-10i
mutt-0-92-11i
mutt-0-92-9i
mutt-0-93-unstable
mutt-0-94-10i-rel
mutt-0-94-13-rel
mutt-0-94-14-rel
mutt-0-94-15-rel
mutt-0-94-16i-rel
mutt-0-94-17i-rel
mutt-0-94-18-rel
mutt-0-94-5i-rel
mutt-0-94-6i-rel
mutt-0-94-7i-rel
mutt-0-94-8i-rel
mutt-0-94-9i-p1
mutt-0-94-9i-rel
mutt-0-95-rel
mutt-0-96-1-rel
mutt-0-96-2-slightly-post-release
mutt-0-96-3-rel
mutt-0-96-4-rel
mutt-0-96-5-rel
mutt-0-96-6-rel
mutt-0-96-7-rel
mutt-0-96-8-rel
mutt-0-96-rel
mutt-1-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-1-rel
mutt-1-1-10-rel
mutt-1-1-11-rel
mutt-1-1-12-rel
mutt-1-1-13-rel
mutt-1-1-14-rel
mutt-1-1-2-rel
mutt-1-1-3-rel
mutt-1-1-4-rel
mutt-1-1-5-rel
mutt-1-1-6-rel
mutt-1-1-7-rel
mutt-1-1-8-rel
mutt-1-1-9-rel
mutt-1-1-rel
mutt-1-10-rel
mutt-1-11-rel
mutt-1-12-rel
mutt-1-13-rel
mutt-1-14-rel
mutt-1-3-1-rel
mutt-1-3-10-rel
mutt-1-3-11-rel
mutt-1-3-12-rel
mutt-1-3-13-rel
mutt-1-3-14-rel
mutt-1-3-15-rel
mutt-1-3-16-rel
mutt-1-3-17-rel
mutt-1-3-18-rel
mutt-1-3-19-rel
mutt-1-3-2-rel
mutt-1-3-20-rel
mutt-1-3-21-rel
mutt-1-3-22-1-rel
mutt-1-3-22-rel
mutt-1-3-23-1-rel
mutt-1-3-23-2-rel
mutt-1-3-23-rel
mutt-1-3-24-rel
mutt-1-3-25-rel
mutt-1-3-26-rel
mutt-1-3-27-rel
mutt-1-3-3-rel
mutt-1-3-4-rel
mutt-1-3-5-rel
mutt-1-3-6-rel
mutt-1-3-7-rel
mutt-1-3-8-rel
mutt-1-3-9-rel
mutt-1-3-rel
mutt-1-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-15-rel
mutt-1-5-16-rel
mutt-1-5-17-rel
mutt-1-5-18-rel
mutt-1-5-19-rel
mutt-1-5-2-rel
mutt-1-5-20-rel
mutt-1-5-21-rel
mutt-1-5-22-rel
mutt-1-5-24-rel
mutt-1-5-3-rel
mutt-1-5-4-rel
mutt-1-5-5-1-rel
mutt-1-5-5-rel
mutt-1-5-6-rel
mutt-1-6-rel
mutt-1-7-rel
mutt-1-8-rel
mutt-1-9-rel
mutt-2-0-1-rel
mutt-2-0-2-rel
mutt-2-0-3-rel
mutt-2-0-4-rel
mutt-2-0-rel
post-type-punning-patch
pre-type-punning-patch

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3181.json"
vanir_signatures_modified 
"2026-07-28T14:19:26Z"
vanir_signatures 
[
    {
        "id": "CVE-2021-3181-6da71b13",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "digest": {
            "function_hash": "50134787346260602477409367282502923963",
            "length": 3623.0
        },
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "target": {
            "file": "rfc822.c",
            "function": "rfc822_parse_adrlist"
        },
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@d4305208955c5cdd9fe96dfa61e7c1e14e176a14",
        "deprecated": false
    },
    {
        "id": "CVE-2021-3181-86ac11dc",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "digest": {
            "function_hash": "263707038947612484698445817127090691131",
            "length": 3590.0
        },
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "target": {
            "file": "rfc822.c",
            "function": "rfc822_parse_adrlist"
        },
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@4a2becbdb4422aaffe3ce314991b9d670b7adf17",
        "deprecated": false
    },
    {
        "id": "CVE-2021-3181-e691b2b7",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "digest": {
            "line_hashes": [
                "44064037161136642093186503649177487535",
                "190402456001848709447198538528851128836",
                "115329182337499589335103687504581291960",
                "311493693951459938537062791570122325124",
                "58539714682203662620009591366323991427",
                "104096131218460858900122216256241288988",
                "121882502105934751420308939305441686657",
                "207321429528723917740934594736984658584"
            ],
            "threshold": 0.9
        },
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "target": {
            "file": "rfc822.c"
        },
        "source": "https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt@4a2becbdb4422aaffe3ce314991b9d670b7adf17",
        "deprecated": false
    }
]