Vulnerability in Mutt
CVE-2024-49394
In mutt and neomutt the In-Reply-To email header field is not protected by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker to reuse an unencrypted but signed email message to impersonate the original sender.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% 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-2024-49394 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/4226
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4221
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4227
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-49394?
- CVE-2024-49394 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mutt, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-49394?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.