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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• [mutt-dev] 20061004 security problem with temp files [was Re: mutt_adv_mktemp() ?] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 2006-0061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 22640 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22613 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22686 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-373-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:190 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:48 UTC.