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low 3.5

CVE-2007-2683 json

Buffer overflow in Mutt 1.4.2 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via "&" characters in the GECOS field, which triggers the o…

published 2007-05-15 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2675

cvss
3.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • mutt Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.15+20070608-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2683

  • mutt RHEL 3 5:1.4.1-5.el3
  • mutt RHEL 4 5:1.4.1-12.0.3.el4
  • mutt RHEL 5 5:1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0386

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-2683 updated

Buffer overflow in mutt's gecos structure handling

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 mutt 1.4.1-5.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mutt 1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 mutt 1.4.1-5.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mutt 1.4.1-12.0.3.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mutt 1.4.2.2-3.0.2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mutt 1.4.1-12.0.3.el4
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 mutt 1.4.1-5.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mutt 1.4.1-12.0.3.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 mutt 1.4.1-5.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mutt 1.4.1-12.0.3.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0386

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-30093)

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-30093 Mutt 1.4.2 - Mutt_Gecos_Name Function Local Buffer Overflow local, 2007-05-28

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.