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.
Published: 2011-03-16
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1434 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1221-1 Mutt vulnerability
History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mutt Mutt
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:40.835Z

Reserved: 2011-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1429

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-16T22:55:04.717

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1429

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1429 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses