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CVE-2014-7274

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.8)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Getmail — Getmail

CWEs

References

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