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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5298

CVE-2006-5298

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.

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Affected products

25
  • Mutt/Mutt25 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5.12
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:0.95.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.12_ol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.5.12

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