Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870615
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for mutt RHSA-2011:0959-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Mutt is a text-mode mail user agent. A flaw was found in the way Mutt verified SSL certificates. When a server presented an SSL certificate chain, Mutt could ignore a server hostname check failure. A remote attacker able to get a certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority could use this flaw to trick Mutt into accepting a certificate issued for a different hostname, and perform man-in-the-middle attacks against Mutt's SSL connections. (CVE-2011-1429) All Mutt users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. All running instances of Mutt must be restarted for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: mutt on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 5.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1429 BugTraq ID: 46803 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46803 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061353.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061356.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061461.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/87 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0959.html http://secunia.com/advisories/44937 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8143 XForce ISS Database: mutt-smtptls-weak-security(66015) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66015
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