CVE-2006-5297
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Summary
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 Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20733
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10601
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20733
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10601
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
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