CVE-2007-2683
| Name | CVE-2007-2683 |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; RH) |
| 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. |
| NVD severity | low (attack range: local) |
| Debian Bugs | 426116 |
| Debian/oldstable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/stable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/testing | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/unstable | not vulnerable. |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mutt (PTS) | lenny | 1.5.18-6 | fixed |
| squeeze | 1.5.20-9+squeeze2 | fixed |
| wheezy, sid | 1.5.21-5 | fixed |
The information above is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mutt | source | (unstable) | 1.5.15+20070608-1 | low | | 426116 |
Notes
[etch] - mutt <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable)
[sarge] - mutt <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable)
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