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CVE-2009-3766

mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.16 and other versions before 1.5.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not verify...

6.8 Medium

CVE-2009-3766 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mutt, published October 23, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.15%EPSS, 67th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.15%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2009-3766
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-3766
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3738No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-3738
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92jw-w2rc-xwxgNo score

mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.16 and other versions before 1.5.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not verify...

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.

Record
GHSA-92jw-w2rc-xwxg
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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