CVE-2009-1390
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8 · Improper authentication
6.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Mutt 1.5.19, when linked against (1) OpenSSL (mutt_ssl.c) or (2) GnuTLS (mutt_ssl_gnutls.c), allows connections when only one TLS certificate in the chain is accepted instead of verifying the entire chain, which allows remote attackers to spoof trusted servers via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://dev.mutt.org/hg/mutt/rev/64bf199c8d8a ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://dev.mutt.org/hg/mutt/rev/64bf199c8d8aPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/10/2Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35288Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51068
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00715.html
- http://dev.mutt.org/hg/mutt/rev/8f11dd00c770Exploit