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CVE-2006-5297

LOW · CVSS 1.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
1.2 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score
0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2006-5282)
Published
October 16, 2006
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5282 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • mutt / mutt
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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