CVE - CVE-2006-5298

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-5298	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MANDRIVA:MDKSA-2006:190 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:190~~ (Obsolete source) MLIST:[mutt-dev] 20061004 security problem with temp files [was Re: mutt_adv_mktemp() ?] URL:http://marc.info/?l=mutt-dev&m=115999486426292&w=2 SECUNIA:22613 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22613 SECUNIA:22640 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22640 SECUNIA:22685 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22685 SECUNIA:22686 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22686 TRUSTIX:2006-0061 URL:~~http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) UBUNTU:USN-373-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-373-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20061016	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20061016)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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