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CVE-2006-5297
Published: Oct 16, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race condition in the safe_open function in the Mutt mail client 1.5.12 and earlier, when creating temporary files in an NFS filesystem, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files due to limitations of the use of the O_EXCL flag on NFS filesystems.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
25529
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[mutt-dev] 20061004 security problem with temp files [was Re: mutt_adv_mktemp() ?]
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
20733
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10601
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
2006-0061
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_TRUSTIX
22640
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22613
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22685
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22686
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-373-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2007:0386
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
ADV-2006-4176
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
MDKSA-2006:190
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
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