CVE-2024-49395

Published: Nov 12, 2024Modified: Jun 26, 2026

5.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Mutt: Mutt · Neomutt: Neomutt · Redhat: Enterprise Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mutt Mutt	All versions
Neomutt Neomutt	All versions

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

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.

References (5)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49395

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/4223#issuecomment-2040209956

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4221

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4227

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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