Mutt up to 1.14.2 GnuTLS TLS Certificate improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mutt up to 1.14.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GnuTLS Handler. This manipulation as part of TLS Certificate causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-14154. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mutt up to 1.14.2 (Mail Client Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component GnuTLS Handler. The manipulation as part of a TLS Certificate leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mutt before 1.14.3 proceeds with a connection even if, in response to a GnuTLS certificate prompt, the user rejects an expired intermediate certificate.

The weakness was released 06/15/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-14154 since 06/15/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.14.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mutt 1.14.3

Timelineinfo

06/15/2020 🔍
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06/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-14154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-14154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156751

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2020 11:50
Updated: 06/16/2020 11:55
Changes: 06/16/2020 11:50 (38), 06/16/2020 11:55 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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