Mutt SMTP Server input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mutt. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SMTP Server. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1429. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mutt (Mail Client Software) (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component SMTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 03/16/2011 by dave b as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1429. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68308 (Oracle Linux 6 : mutt (ELSA-2011-0959)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119423 (Red Hat Update for Mutt (RHSA-2011:0959)).

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 databases at X-Force (66015), Tenable (68308), SecurityFocus (BID 46803†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30757†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 68308
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : mutt (ELSA-2011-0959)
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OpenVAS ID: 71284
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mutt-devel
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03/07/2011 🔍
03/09/2011 +2 days 🔍
03/16/2011 +6 days 🔍
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04/03/2011 +18 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +831 days 🔍
03/20/2015 +616 days 🔍
01/14/2025 +3588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2011:0959
Researcher: dave b
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-1429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56852

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X-Force: 66015
SecurityFocus: 46803 - Mutt SMTP TLS Certificate Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 44937
Vulnerability Center: 30757 - Mutt SSL SMTP Spoofing Vulnerability via an Arbitrary Certificate, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/14/2025 09:53
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (58), 04/12/2019 08:44 (10), 10/19/2021 17:59 (5), 10/19/2021 18:07 (1), 01/14/2025 09:53 (18)
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