FKIE_CVE-2007-2683
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-05-15 21:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:40
Severity
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.
References
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