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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2675 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:49:57.139Z

Reserved: 2007-05-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-2683

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-05-15T21:19:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-2683

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-2683 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.