CVE-2011-1429
EPSS 0.32%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2011-1429
To remediate CVE-2011-1429, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/mutt—upgrade to 1.5.21-5 or later
Is CVE-2011-1429 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.5.21-5