Buffer overflow in mutt's gecos structure handling
Published May 15, 2007
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.80%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
mutt-5:1.4.1-5.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
mutt-5:1.4.1-12.0.3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mutt-5:1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0386
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | mutt-5:1.4.1-5.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | mutt-5:1.4.1-12.0.3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mutt-5:1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0386 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 54.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 51.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 28.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 90.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 89.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 76.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (20)
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885 x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/34973 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25408 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25529 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25546 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26415 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2683 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239890 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2683
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2683
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.