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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-10-23T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:30.251Z

Reserved: 2009-10-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3766

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2009-10-23T19:30:00.233

Modified: 2019-11-07T15:35:43.737

Link: CVE-2009-3766

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3766 - Bugzilla