CVE-2006-5298
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 22.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-10-16 19:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 19:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-10-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4e3eba9b99a12a563c351cbf4a37bc1890452f00708ab82f525d2247a2d9c0f0
05 Affected products
06 References
- marc.info[mutt-dev] 20061004 security problem with temp files [was Re: mutt_adv_mktemp() ?]http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- www.trustix.org2006-0061http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- secunia.com22640http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- secunia.com22613http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- secunia.com22685http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- secunia.com22686http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-373-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:190http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.13-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.13-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mutt Fixed in 1.5.13-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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