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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.8 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 79%
VendorProductVersion
muttmutt
1.5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 1.5.19
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
mutt
bullseye (security)
2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3
fixed
bullseye
2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3
fixed
bookworm
2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.2.9-1+deb12u1
fixed
sid
2.2.13-1
fixed
trixie
2.2.13-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
mutt
lucid
ignored
karmic
ignored
jaunty
ignored
intrepid
ignored
hardy
ignored
dapper
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1