Vulnerability in Mutt
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.
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 (65.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% 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
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3766?
- CVE-2009-3766 is a vulnerability in Mutt, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2009-10-23.
- Is CVE-2009-3766 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.