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CVE-2006-5298

Published: Oct 16, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
1.2 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5298
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MuttMutt*1.5.12 (including)
MuttMutt0.95.6 (including)0.95.6 (including)
MuttMutt1.2.1 (including)1.2.1 (including)
MuttMutt1.2.5 (including)1.2.5 (including)
MuttMutt1.2.5.1 (including)1.2.5.1 (including)
MuttMutt1.2.5.4 (including)1.2.5.4 (including)
MuttMutt1.2.5.5 (including)1.2.5.5 (including)
MuttMutt1.2.5.12 (including)1.2.5.12 (including)
MuttMutt1.2.5.12_ol (including)1.2.5.12_ol (including)
MuttMutt1.3.12 (including)1.3.12 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.12.1 (including)1.3.12.1 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.16 (including)1.3.16 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.17 (including)1.3.17 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.22 (including)1.3.22 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.24 (including)1.3.24 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.25 (including)1.3.25 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.27 (including)1.3.27 (including)
MuttMutt1.3.28 (including)1.3.28 (including)
MuttMutt1.4.0 (including)1.4.0 (including)
MuttMutt1.4.1 (including)1.4.1 (including)
MuttMutt1.4.2 (including)1.4.2 (including)
MuttMutt1.4.2.1 (including)1.4.2.1 (including)
MuttMutt1.5.3 (including)1.5.3 (including)
MuttMutt1.5.10 (including)1.5.10 (including)
MuttUbuntudapper*
MuttUbuntudevel*
MuttUbuntuedgy*
MuttUbuntufeisty*

References

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