CVE-2009-3766
N/A
Published: October 23, 2009 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMutt· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310
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