CVE-2006-5297

Publication date 16 October 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mutt 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.5.13-1.1ubuntu3
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.5.12-1ubuntu1.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.5.11-3ubuntu2.2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-373-1
    • mutt vulnerabilities
    • 1 November 2006

Other references