VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1429
Mutt does not verify that the smtps server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL SMTP server via an arbitrary certificate, a different vulnerability than…
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 1.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Mutt does not verify that the smtps server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL SMTP server via an arbitrary certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3766.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.47% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061353.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061356.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061461.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/87Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44937
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8143
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46803
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66015
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061353.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061356.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061461.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/87Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44937
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8143
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46803
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66015
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.