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CVE-2006-5298

The mutt_adv_mktemp function in the Mutt mail client 1.5.12 and earlier does not properly verify that temporary files have been created with restricted permissions, which might allow local users to create files with weak permissions via a race condition between the mktemp and safe_fopen function calls.

Published

2006-10-16T19:07:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.2 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mutt mutt ≤ 1.5.12 Yes
Application mutt mutt 0.95.6 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.2.1 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.2.5 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.2.5.1 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.2.5.4 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.2.5.5 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.2.5.12 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.2.5.12_ol Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.12 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.12.1 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.16 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.17 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.22 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.24 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.25 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.27 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.3.28 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.4.0 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.4.1 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.4.2 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.4.2.1 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.5.3 Yes
Application mutt mutt 1.5.10 Yes
References