In mutt and neomutt, PGP encryption does not use the --hidden-recipient mode which may leak the Bcc email header field by inferring from the recipients info.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-43422 In mutt and neomutt, PGP encryption does not use the --hidden-recipient mode which may leak the Bcc email header field by inferring from the recipients info.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mutt
Mutt mutt
Neomutt
Neomutt neomutt
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mutt
Mutt mutt
Neomutt
Neomutt neomutt

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 12 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title mutt: neomutt: Bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block Mutt: neomutt: bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In mutt and neomutt, PGP encryption does not use the --hidden-recipient mode which may leak the Bcc email header field by inferring from the recipients info.
Title mutt: neomutt: Bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block
Weaknesses CWE-1230
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-02T20:34:57.826Z

Reserved: 2024-10-14T17:56:03.767Z

Link: CVE-2024-49395

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-12T14:24:14.947Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-12T03:15:03.910

Modified: 2024-11-14T13:33:35.787

Link: CVE-2024-49395

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-11-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-49395 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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