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.
CVSS Score
1.2
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2006-10-16
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.
CVSS Score
1.2
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2006-10-16
Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.008
Published
1998-07-28