CVE-2009-3766

mutt: missing host name vs. SSL certificate name checks

Published Oct 23, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3738 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00431}

epss

{'score': 0.00756}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:38 AM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 23, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:12 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 10, 2009, 12:00 AM