Vulnerability in Mutt
CVE-2024-49393
In neomutt and mutt, the To and Cc email headers are not validated by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker that intercepts a message to change their value and include himself as a one of the recipients to compromise message confidentiality.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49393 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/4223
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4221
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4227
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-49393?
- CVE-2024-49393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mutt, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-49393?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.