CVE-2007-2683 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE Reference: CVE-2007-2683
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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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34441 TRUSTIX http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/ ST 1018066 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA25408 Secunia Advisory: SA25529 Secunia Advisory: SA25515 Secunia Advisory: SA25546 Secunia Advisory: SA26415 REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html MISC http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885 MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113 CONFIRM BID 24192

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