CVE-2024-49395

Mutt: neomutt: bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

In mutt and neomutt, PGP encryption does not use the --hidden-recipient mode which may leak the Bcc email header field by inferring from the recipients info.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Red Hatv3.1 5.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-10-14 CVE Reserved
2024-11-12 CVE Published
2024-11-12 EPSS Updated
2024-11-15 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-1230: Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49395	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325332	Issue Tracking

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

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