Vulnerability in Mutt
CVE-2009-3765
mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.19 and 1.5.20, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- dev.mutt.org/trac/changeset/6016:dc09812e63a3/mutt_ssl.c
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3765?
- CVE-2009-3765 is a vulnerability in Mutt, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2009-10-23.
- Is CVE-2009-3765 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.