SB2020070106 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mutt

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SB2020070106 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mutt

Published: July 1, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020070106
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14093)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.

The vulnerability exists within the IMAP fcc/postpone when processing PREAUTH responses. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic can perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.


2) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14154)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation in mutt. The application proceeds with the connection eve if in response to a GnuTLS certificate prompt the user rejects an expired intermediate certificate.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References