vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-28896: Improper Authentication
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 23, 2020 | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 23, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 23, 2020
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Oct 23, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-mutt
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