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FreeBSD : mutt -- authentication credentials being sent over an unencrypted connection (dc132c91-2b71-11eb-8cfd-4437e6ad11c4)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 143172

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Kevin J. McCarthy reports :

Mutt had incorrect error handling when initially connecting to an IMAP server, which could result in an attempt to authenticate without enabling TLS.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c519fdcd

http://www.nessus.org/u?1ec63d65

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 143172

File Name: freebsd_pkg_dc132c912b7111eb8cfd4437e6ad11c4.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 11/23/2020

Updated: 12/16/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28896

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mutt, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-28896