#VU29424 Improper Certificate Validation in Mutt - CVE-2020-14154 

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#VU29424 Improper Certificate Validation in Mutt - CVE-2020-14154

Published: July 1, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29424
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14154
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mutt
Software vendor:
Mutt.org

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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