| Name | CVE-2007-2683 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 426116 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mutt (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.5.23-3+deb8u7 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 1.7.2-1+deb9u6 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1.7.2-1+deb9u7 | fixed |
| buster | 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u6 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.2.12-0.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mutt | source | (unstable) | 1.5.15+20070608-1 | low | | 426116 |
Notes
[etch] - mutt <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable)
[sarge] - mutt <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable)