CVE-2009-3765

Published: Oct 23, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.19 and 1.5.20, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Affected (2)

Products: Mutt: Mutt

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mutt Mutt	Version 1.5.19
Mutt Mutt	Version 1.5.20

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Openssl Openssl	All versions

Related CWEs

References (8)

http://dev.mutt.org/trac/changeset/6016:dc09812e63a3/mutt_ssl.c

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125369675820512&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dev.mutt.org/trac/changeset/6016:dc09812e63a3/mutt_ssl.c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125369675820512&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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