CVE-2024-49394
Public on 2024-11-12
Modified on 2024-12-12
Description
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.
The upstream project considers this a known issue with email signing and Amazon Linux agrees. No fix is planned for Amazon Linux at this time.
The upstream project considers this a known issue with email signing and Amazon Linux agrees. No fix is planned for Amazon Linux at this time.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | mutt | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | mutt | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | mutt | No Fix Planned |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |