Improper Authentication Affecting mutt-lang package, versions <1.10.1-3.11.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-MUTTLANG-2695011
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed30 Nov 2020

Introduced: 30 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-28896  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-755  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 mutt-lang to version 1.10.1-3.11.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mutt-lang package and not the mutt-lang package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mutt before 2.0.2 and NeoMutt before 2020-11-20 did not ensure that $ssl_force_tls was processed if an IMAP server's initial server response was invalid. The connection was not properly closed, and the code could continue attempting to authenticate. This could result in authentication credentials being exposed on an unencrypted connection, or to a machine-in-the-middle.

CVSS Scores

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