CVE-2006-5297

LowCVSS 1.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.2/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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