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 1.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20733
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4176
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10601
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20733
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4176
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10601
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 16, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified