Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-2683 (CCN-34441)

Assigned:2007-05-11
Published:2007-05-11
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:3.5 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
2.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
2.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-2683

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
34973

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0386
Moderate: mutt security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA25408
Mutt GECOS Name Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
25408

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
25515

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
25529

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
25546

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
26415

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1018066
Mutt mutt_gecos_name() Buffer Overflow May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-296
Mutt security update (RHSA-2007-0386)

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2007:113

Source: CCN
Type: Mutt Web site
The Mutt E-Mail Client

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 34973
Mutt GECOS Field Alias Expansion Overflow

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2007:0386

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
24192

Source: CCN
Type: BID-24192
Mutt Mutt_Gecos_Name Function Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1018066

Source: TRUSTIX
Type: UNKNOWN
2007-0024

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 239890
Buffer overflow in mutt's gecos structure handling

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mutt-gecos-bo(34441)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mutt-gecos-bo(34441)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10543

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mutt:mutt:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22532
    P
    		ELSA-2007:0386: mutt security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10543
    V
    		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.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070386
    P
    		RHSA-2007:0386: mutt security update (Moderate)
    2008-03-20
    BACK
    mutt mutt 1.4.2