VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-2683
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.
LOW 3.5EPSS 0.81%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.81% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885
- http://osvdb.org/34973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25408
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885
- http://osvdb.org/34973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25408
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.