VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-3766
mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.16 and other versions before 1.5.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.14%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.16 and other versions before 1.5.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.