CVE-2007-2683
Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.2 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via "&" characters in the GECOS field, which triggers the…
- 3.5LowCVSS base score
- 0.80%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 43% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Mutt 1.4.2 - Mutt_Gecos_Name Function Local Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 30093local, linuxpublished 28 May 2007Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.5 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.80% · top 43% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- 25529 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1018066 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 2007-0024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 26415 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 25408 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34973 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 25546 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25515 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- mutt-gecos-bo(34441) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:113 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0386 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 24192 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-2675 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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