Name: CVE-2024-49394: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-49394, CWE-347, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00325

In mutt and neomutt the In-Reply-To email header field is not protected by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker to reuse an unencrypted but signed email message to impersonate the original sender.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade neomutt	May 15, 2025	Nov 12, 2024
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Nov 12, 2024
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade neomutt (Ubuntu Pro)	Jan 16, 2025	Nov 12, 2024

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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