CVE-2006-5298 Affecting mutt package, versions <1.5.13-1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-MUTT-320841
  • published16 Oct 2006
  • disclosed16 Oct 2006

Introduced: 16 Oct 2006

CVE-2006-5298  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable mutt to version 1.5.13-1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mutt package and not the mutt package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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