CVE-2020-28896

Mutt before 2.0.2 and NeoMutt before 2020-11-20 did not ensure that $ssl_force_tls was processed if an IMAP server's initial server response was invalid. The connection was not properly closed, and the code could continue attempting to authenticate. This could result in authentication credentials being exposed on an unencrypted connection, or to a machine-in-the-middle.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9c36717a3e2af1f2c1b7242035455ec8112b4b06	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/releases/tag/20201120	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/04b06aaa3e0cc0022b9b01dbca2863756ebbf59a	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/d92689088dfe80a290ec836e292376e2d9984f8f	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00048.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-32	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-11-23 19:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08

NVD link : CVE-2020-28896

Mitre link : CVE-2020-28896

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-28896

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Products Affected

mutt

mutt

neomutt

neomutt

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

CWE-755

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

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