vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-29b13a34-b1d2-11ea-a11c-4437e6ad11c4 (CVE-2020-14954): Machine-in-the-middle response injection attack when using STARTTLS with IMAP, POP3, and SMTP
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 24, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | Jun 15, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 24, 2020
Added
Jun 25, 2020
Modified
Jun 15, 2026
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."
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-mutt
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