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.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.8

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.131

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
(RHSA-2007:0386) Moderate: mutt security update mutt-1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5.i386.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2007:0386) Moderate: mutt security update mutt-1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234