CVE-2006-5298 | BDVDB-2026-19745 Detail
Description#
The mutt_adv_mktemp function in the Mutt mail client 1.5.12 and earlier does not properly verify that temporary files have been created with restricted permissions, which might allow local users to create files with weak permissions via a race condition between the mktemp and safe_fopen function calls.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.