CVE-2006-5297
Estado: ModificadaBaja (1.2)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Puntuación base: 1.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.36%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 28
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20733
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4176
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10601
- http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20733
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4176
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10601
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