CVE-2006-5297

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…

published October 16, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00362 · 28.8th percentile
Published
2006-10-16T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 19:00Z
    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…
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