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CVE-2020-14093

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Jun 15, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.9 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14093
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html

Mutt before 1.14.3 allows an IMAP fcc/postpone man-in-the-middle attack via a PREAUTH response.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MuttMutt*1.14.3 (excluding)
MuttUbuntubionic*
MuttUbuntudevel*
MuttUbuntueoan*
MuttUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
MuttUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
MuttUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
MuttUbuntufocal*
MuttUbuntutrusty*
MuttUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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