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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.