CVE-2014-7274 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-7274

The IMAP-over-SSL implementation in getmail 4.44.0 does not verify that...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

getmail
Vulnerable Versions:
4.44.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 8th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.