CVE-2020-14954
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
Description
Mutt before 1.14.4 and NeoMutt before 2020-06-19 have a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects IMAP, SMTP, and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, the client reads additional data (e.g., from a man-in-the-middle attacker) and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection."
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-14954
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-06-21T17:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-27T18:09:29
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.14.4 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20200619 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.9
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14954 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-14954 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:20:14 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 18:31:18 | 2020-06-21T17:15Z | 2020-06-21T17:15:09 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 18:31:18 | 2020-08-18T15:05:57 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 18:31:18 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-28 16:12:01 | Modified | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-27 19:10:30 | 2023-02-27T18:09:29 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-27 19:10:30 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |