CVE-2011-1429

CVE Details

Release Date:2011-03-16
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


Mutt does not verify that the smtps server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL SMTP server via an arbitrary certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3766.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 5.8
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (mutt)ELSA-2011-09592011-07-19


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