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.
Published: 2011-03-16
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1434 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1221-1 Mutt vulnerability
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Mutt Mutt
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:40.835Z

Reserved: 2011-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1429

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-16T22:55:04.717

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1429

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1429 - Bugzilla

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