CVE-2006-5298
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Published: October 16, 2006 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMutt
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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