TI-2009-03586 Aliases CVE-2009-3766 GHSA-92jw-w2rc-xwxg

mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.16 and other versions before 1.5.19, when OpenSSL is used, does…

LOW 32CWE-310Published 2009-10-23 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01148 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt::::::::	1.5.16 to before 1.5.19	Vulnerable	mutt
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl::::::::	all versions	Running on	OpenSSL

cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.16 to before 1.5.19 Vulnerable ·mutt
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·OpenSSL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3766
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92jw-w2rc-xwxg

References

Patch 1

http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3087

Advisory 2

TI-2018-10297 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-10300 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-10293 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-10302 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-10301 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-10295 An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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