CVE catalog

CVE-2006-5297

mutt: CVE-2006-5297

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 16, 2006, 7:07:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

Race condition in the safe_open function in the Mutt mail client 1.5.12 and earlier, when creating temporary files in an NFS filesystem, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files due to limitations of the use of the O_EXCL flag on NFS filesystems.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mutt	sid	`2.4.1-1.1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	forky	`2.4.1-1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	trixie	`2.2.13-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	trixie-security	`2.2.13-1+deb13u2`	fixed
Debian	mutt	bookworm	`2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	bookworm-security	`2.2.9-1+deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mutt	source	sid	`1.5.13-1.1`	low	Not reported	[396104]
Debian	mutt	source	forky	`1.5.13-1.1`	low	Not reported	[396104]
Debian	mutt	source	trixie	`1.5.13-1.1`	low	Not reported	[396104]
Debian	mutt	source	bookworm	`1.5.13-1.1`	low	Not reported	[396104]

[Debian bug #396104]

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mutt]Unknown
Details (4)
- 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.13-1.1
  dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm; dsa · mutt · debian · 12
- 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.13-1.1
  dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm; dsa · mutt · debian · 12
- 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.13-1.1
  dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm; dsa · mutt · debian · 12
- 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.13-1.1
  dsa · mutt · debian · bookworm; dsa · mutt · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mutt]Unknown
Details (3)
- 2.2.13-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.13-1.1
  dsa · mutt · debian · 13
- 2.2.13-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.13-1.1
  dsa · mutt · debian · 13
- 2.2.13-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.13-1.1
  dsa · mutt · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:13 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]