CVE-2011-1429

mutt: SSL host name check may be skipped when verifying certificate chain

Published Mar 16, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
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
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 PM
Reserved
Mar 16, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 16, 2011, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 8, 2011, 12:00 AM