CVE-2007-2683

Published: May 15, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

3.5

Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 1.5 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Mutt: Mutt

Mutt

1 product

Mutt

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mutt Mutt	Version 1.4.2

References (32)

http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/34973

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25408

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25515

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25529

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25546

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26415

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885