Unsigned In-Reply-To Emails Vulnerability Allows Impersonation

CVE-2024-49394
5.3MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 November 2024

Summary

In mutt and neomutt the In-Reply-To email header field is not protected by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker to reuse an unencrypted but signed email message to impersonate the original sender.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Risk change from: null to: 5.3 - (MEDIUM)

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Reported to Red Hat.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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