CVE-2011-1429

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    CVE-2011-1429

    Published: 16 Mar 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/44937, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/87, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061353.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061356.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061461.html, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8143, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0959.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46803, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66015

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High