CVE-2024-49393
Mutt: neomutt: to and cc email header fields are not protected by cryptographic signing
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Nov 12, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 14, 2024
Description
In neomutt and mutt, the To and Cc email headers are not validated by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker that intercepts a message to change their value and include himself as a one of the recipients to compromise message confidentiality.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
mutt | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
References
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