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CVE-2007-2683

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Description

Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.2 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via "&" characters in the GECOS field, which triggers the overflow during alias expansion.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113

http://secunia.com/advisories/26415

http://secunia.com/advisories/25546

http://secunia.com/advisories/25529

http://secunia.com/advisories/25515

http://secunia.com/advisories/25408

http://osvdb.org/34973

http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-05-15

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00118

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