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

What is CVE-2024-49394?

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.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49394
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325330
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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

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2024-49394 : Unsigned In-Reply-To Emails Vulnerability Allows Impersonation