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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 15, 2007, 9:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:31 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2007-2683 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-2683 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mutt mutt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-2683.

URL Resource
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885
http://osvdb.org/34973
http://secunia.com/advisories/25408
http://secunia.com/advisories/25515
http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
http://secunia.com/advisories/25546
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885
http://osvdb.org/34973
http://secunia.com/advisories/25408
http://secunia.com/advisories/25515
http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
http://secunia.com/advisories/25546
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

C Perl 6 Perl ASP HTML Rich Text Format Visual Basic TeX Assembly Shell

Updated: 7 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2019, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

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linux vulnerability reproduction cve edb

Shell C Perl PHP TeX Python Assembly Makefile HTML XSLT

Updated: 4 months ago
327 stars 72 fork 72 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2015, 10:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 309 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-2683 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-2683 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2885
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/34973
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25408
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25515
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25529
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25546
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:113
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0386.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24192
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018066
    Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239890
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1391
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10543 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10543 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34441 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34441 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    May. 17, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-2683 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-2683 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} -0.16%

score

0.27508

percentile

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