Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-3766

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.
Published 2009-10-23 19:30:00
Updated 2019-11-07 15:35:44
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3766

EPSS FAQ
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 35 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-3766

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-3766

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-3766

  • Red Hat 2009-11-26
    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-3766 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

References for CVE-2009-3766

Products affected by CVE-2009-3766

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