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CVE-2006-5297

LOW · CVSS 1.2 EPSS 0.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2006-5297
Severity
LOW
CVSS
1.2
EPSS
0.35%

Original NVD Description

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.