CVE-2009-3765
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.
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 64% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-310
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- mutt:mutt
References
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/changeset/6016:dc09812e63a3/mutt_ssl.c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125369675820512&w=2
- http://dev.mutt.org/trac/changeset/6016:dc09812e63a3/mutt_ssl.c