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CVE-2006-5297

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Published: Oct 16, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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1.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (24)

Products: Mutt: Mutt
Mutt
1 product
Mutt
Configuration A
24 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mutt
Mutt
Up to 1.5.12
Mutt
Version 0.95.6
Mutt
Version 1.2.1
Mutt
Version 1.2.5.12
Mutt
Version 1.2.5.12_ol
Mutt
Version 1.2.5.1
Mutt
Version 1.2.5.4
Mutt
Version 1.2.5.5
Mutt
Version 1.2.5
Mutt
Version 1.3.12.1
Mutt
Version 1.3.12
Mutt
Version 1.3.16
Mutt
Version 1.3.17
Mutt
Version 1.3.22
Mutt
Version 1.3.24
Mutt
Version 1.3.25
Mutt
Version 1.3.27
Mutt
Version 1.3.28
Mutt
Version 1.4.0
Mutt
Version 1.4.1
Mutt
Version 1.4.2.1
Mutt
Version 1.4.2
Mutt
Version 1.5.10
Mutt
Version 1.5.3

References (26)

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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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