| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2009-3766 | 23 Oct 200919:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2009-3766 | 23 Oct 200919:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2009-3766 | 23 Oct 200919:00 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2009-3738 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| MiracleLinux 4 : mutt-1.5.20-2.20091214hg736b6a.AXS4.1 (AXSA:2011-711:01) | 14 Jan 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 4 : mutt (Unpatched Vulnerability) | 3 Jun 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 5 : mutt (Unpatched Vulnerability) | 3 Jun 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mutt does not verify that the smtps server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL SMTP server via an arbitrary certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3766. | 2 Oct 202506:10 | – | mscve | |
| CVE-2009-3766 | 23 Oct 200919:30 | – | nvd | |
| Mandriva Update for mutt MDVSA-2012:048 (mutt) | 3 Aug 201200:00 | – | openvas |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(217140);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/28");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3766");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2009-3766");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.
- mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.16 and other versions before 1.5.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not verify the
domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-
middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate. (CVE-2009-3766)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3766");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2009-3766");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/10/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mutt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-4", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5");
exit(0);
}
if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-4": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "4",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "mutt"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "5",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "mutt"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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