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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.1690
Category:Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks
Title:Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for mutt (EulerOS-SA-2021-1690)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'mutt' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2021-1690 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'mutt' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2021-1690 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Mutt before 2.0.2 and NeoMutt before 2020-11-20 did not ensure that $ssl_force_tls was processed if an IMAP server's initial server response was invalid. The connection was not properly closed, and the code could continue attempting to authenticate. This could result in authentication credentials being exposed on an unencrypted connection, or to a machine-in-the-middle.(CVE-2020-28896)

Affected Software/OS:
'mutt' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-28896
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-32
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/9c36717a3e2af1f2c1b7242035455ec8112b4b06
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/releases/tag/20201120
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/04b06aaa3e0cc0022b9b01dbca2863756ebbf59a
https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/d92689088dfe80a290ec836e292376e2d9984f8f
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00048.html
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