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CVE-2007-2683

Published: May 15, 2007 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.5 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2683
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.2 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via & characters in the GECOS field, which triggers the overflow during alias expansion.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MuttMutt1.4.2 (including)1.4.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatmutt-5:1.4.1-5.el3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatmutt-5:1.4.1-12.0.3.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatmutt-5:1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5*
MuttUbuntudapper*
MuttUbuntuedgy*
MuttUbuntufeisty*
MuttUbuntugutsy*

References

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