CVE-2014-7274

Published Oct 8, 2014

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

Description: The IMAP-over-SSL implementation in getmail 4.44.0 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof IMAP servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate from a recognized Certification Authority.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.8
Impact score: 4.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-310

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.44.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "565C1A4F-D171-40CA-8F5A-E616DCD7DF79"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References