SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-49393

Description

In neomutt and mutt, the To and Cc email headers are not validated by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker that intercepts a message to change their value and include himself as a one of the recipients to compromise message confidentiality.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mutt	Mutt	-
Neomutt	Neomutt	-
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0, 9.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	mutt	mutt	-	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	neomutt	neomutt	-	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	/	/	/	-	/	/	/
o	redhat	enterprise_linux	9.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49393

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325317

CVSS Score

7.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 12, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 14, 2024, 2:31 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

CVE-2024-49393