CVE-2007-2683: Buffer Overflow
First published: Tue May 15 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mutt Mutt | =1.4.2 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25408
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
- http://osvdb.org/34973
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543
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