CVE-2011-1429
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedmutt-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-debuginfo-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-debuginfo-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-debuginfo-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959 - Fixedmutt-debuginfo-5:1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.el6_1.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0959
cvss
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- RHSA-2011:0959Red Hat Security Advisory: mutt security update2011-07-19csaf · redhat_csafUS
An updated mutt package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/87cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46803cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/66015cnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061353.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061356.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061461.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/87enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44937enisa_euvd
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