CVE-2007-1268 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can forge OpenPGP message contents without detection due to improper GnuPG status handling in Mutt.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-1268?

CVE-2007-1268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Mutt 1.5.13 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents Mutt from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which allows remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1268?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mutt Mutt.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-1268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1268, GHSA-jrvr-vmxj-vvq9.

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