Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-1429 (CCN-66015)

Assigned:2011-03-08
Published:2011-03-08
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary: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.
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:5.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
4.4 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:W/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.3 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:W/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.3 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:W/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Mar 07 2011
Mutt: failure to check server certificate in SMTP TLS connection

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-1429

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-7739

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-7751

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-7756

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0959
Moderate: mutt security update

Source: FULLDISC
Type: Patch
20110308 Mutt: failure to check server certificate in SMTP TLS connection

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
44937

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
8143

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

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2011:0959

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
46803

Source: CCN
Type: BID-46803
Mutt SMTP TLS Certificate Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mutt-smtptls-weak-security(66015)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mutt-smtptls-weak-security(66015)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mutt:mutt:1.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.1.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21055
    P
    USN-1221-1 -- mutt vulnerability
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23614
    P
    ELSA-2011:0959: mutt security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22052
    P
    RHSA-2011:0959: mutt security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110959
    P
    RHSA-2011:0959: mutt security update (Moderate)
    2011-07-19
    BACK
    mutt mutt *
    mutt mutt 1.5.21
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6
    redhat enterprise linux server eus 6.1.z