CVE-2006-5297

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.

1.2

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/25529	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20733	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10601	vdb entry signature
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22640	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22613	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22685	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22686	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4176	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5297?: CVE-2006-5297 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5297?: To fix CVE-2006-5297, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5297 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5297 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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