Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 15, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-2683
CVE-2007-2683
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
16- dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885nvd
- osvdb.org/34973nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25408nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25515nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25529nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25546nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26415nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543nvd
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