CVE-2024-49394 Mutt: neomutt: in-reply-to email header field it not protected by cryptograpic signing
Attackers can bypass cryptographic signing protections in Mutt and Neomutt by reusing unencrypted signed emails to impersonate senders.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-49394?
CVE-2024-49394 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 12 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49394?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mutt Mutt, Neomutt Neomutt, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49394?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-49394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1783434809, CLSA-2026-1783436433, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49394, GHSA-q998-8jff-x3rg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49394.