SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-49395

Description

In mutt and neomutt, PGP encryption does not use the --hidden-recipient mode which may leak the Bcc email header field by inferring from the recipients info.

Product(s) Impacted

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

Weaknesses

CWE-1230

Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata

The product prevents direct access to a resource containing sensitive information, but it does not sufficiently limit access to metadata that is derived from the original, sensitive information.

*CPE(s)

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-2024-49395

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325332

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data

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

View Vector String

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

Date

Published: Nov. 12, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 14, 2024, 1:33 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-2024-49395