Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-3766 (CCN-53163)

Assigned:2009-09-10
Published:2009-09-10
Updated:2019-11-07
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-310
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-3766

Source: CCN
Type: Mutt Ticket #3087
No server hostname validation in SSL certificate processing

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20090903 More CVE-2009-2408 like issues

Source: CCN
Type: Mutt Web site
The Mutt E-Mail Client

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20091026 Re: More CVE-2009-2408 like issues

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59269
Mutt mutt_ssl.c Certificate Authority (CA) Common Name Domain Name Verification SSL MiTM Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 73731
Mutt SMTP X.509 Certificate Common Name Field MiTM Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36251
Mutt SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mutt-commonname-spoofing(53163)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 1.5.16 and < 1.5.19)
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mutt mutt *
    openssl openssl *