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CVE-2009-3766 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-310Cryptographic Issues[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mutt mutt
>= 1.5.16, < 1.5.19

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
openssl openssl
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3766
NVD Published Date:
Oct 23, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-3766 Details - Not Deferred