When was CVE-2004-0078 disclosed?

CVE-2004-0078 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 3, 2004, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2004-0078 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0078 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2004-0078?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2004-0078, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2004-0078

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

Buffer overflow in the index menu code (menu_pad_string of menu.c) for Mutt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain mail messages.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 90.5%
KEV: Not listed

References (28)

cve@mitreftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-013.0.txt
cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/126336
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107651677817933&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107696262905039&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107884956930903&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:010
cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/3918
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-050.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-051.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9641
cve@mitrehttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15134
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A811
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A838
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-013.0.txt

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