VDB-283946 · CVE-2024-49394 · Nessus 214221

NeoMutt Header Field In-Reply-To data authenticity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in NeoMutt. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Header Field Handler. Such manipulation of the argument In-Reply-To leads to data authenticity. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-49394. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NeoMutt (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Header Field Handler. The manipulation of the argument In-Reply-To with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-49394 since 10/14/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214221 (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : NeoMutt vulnerabilities (USN-7204-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214221). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Mail Client Software

Name

NeoMutt

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data authenticity
CWE: CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214221
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : NeoMutt vulnerabilities (USN-7204-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2024 🔍
11/12/2024 +29 days 🔍
11/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +65 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-49394 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49394
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283946

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2024 02:38
Updated: 01/16/2025 10:13
Changes: 11/12/2024 02:38 (51), 11/12/2024 04:32 (12), 11/12/2024 13:22 (1), 01/16/2025 10:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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