CVE-2024-49394

Mutt: neomutt: in-reply-to email header field it not protected by cryptograpic signing

Published Nov 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In mutt and neomutt the In-Reply-To email header field is not protected by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker to reuse an unencrypted but signed email message to impersonate the original sender.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-43421 In mutt and neomutt the In-Reply-To email header field is not protected by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker to reuse an unencrypted but signed email message to impersonate the original sender.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7204-1 NeoMutt vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00039}

epss

{'score': 0.0003}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mutt
Mutt mutt
Neomutt
Neomutt neomutt
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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title mutt: neomutt: In-Reply-To email header field it not protected by cryptograpic signing Mutt: neomutt: in-reply-to email header field it not protected by cryptograpic signing
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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In mutt and neomutt the In-Reply-To email header field is not protected by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker to reuse an unencrypted but signed email message to impersonate the original sender.
Title mutt: neomutt: In-Reply-To email header field it not protected by cryptograpic signing
Weaknesses CWE-347
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:N/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 2:29 PM
Reserved
Oct 14, 2024, 5:56 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 12, 2024, 3:15 AM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 3:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 11, 2024, 12:00 AM