2009-3942 | Martin Lambers msmtp cryptographic issues (44091 / 165248)

By Max On Aug 28, 2021

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6.2	$0-$5k	0.17

A vulnerability was found in Martin Lambers msmtp up to 1.4.8. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/16/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3942 since 11/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44091 (openSUSE Security Update : msmtp (msmtp-1813)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165248 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:001)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Vulnerability Center (SBV-24671) and Tenable (44091). The entries 51649, 51617, 51613 and 51612 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Weak encryption
CWE: CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1600

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 44091
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : msmtp (msmtp-1813)
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OpenVAS ID: 71560
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-34 (msmtp)
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Upgrade: msmtp 1.4.9

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01/20/2010 +65 days 🔍
01/25/2010 +5 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1878 days 🔍
08/27/2021 +2354 days 🔍Advisory: vupen.com
Status: Not defined
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