CVE-2006-5298
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 16, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 16, 2006
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [mutt-dev] 20061004 security problem with temp files [was Re: mutt_adv_mktemp() ?]mailing-list
- 2006-0061vendor-advisory
- 22640third-party-advisory
- 22613third-party-advisory
- 22685third-party-advisory
- 22686third-party-advisory
- USN-373-1vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:190vendor-advisory
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