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ID CVE-2006-5298
Summary 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. Race Condition occurs between the mktemp and safe_fopen function calls.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:0.95.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:0.95.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.12_ol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.12_ol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 1.2 (as of 18-10-2016 - 03:41)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL HIGH NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE PARTIAL NONE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
refmap via4
mandriva MDKSA-2006:190
mlist [mutt-dev] 20061004 security problem with temp files [was Re: mutt_adv_mktemp() ?]
secunia
  • 22613
  • 22640
  • 22685
  • 22686
trustix 2006-0061
ubuntu USN-373-1
statements via4
contributor Joshua Bressers
lastmodified 2007-09-07
organization Red Hat
statement Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=211085 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 which is in maintenance mode.
Last major update 18-10-2016 - 03:41
Published 16-10-2006 - 19:07
Last modified 18-10-2016 - 03:41
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