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 arbitrary valid certificate.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087 - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2009-10-23 19:30

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:08

NVD link : CVE-2009-3766

Mitre link : CVE-2009-3766

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-3766

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mutt

mutt

openssl

openssl

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

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