CVE-2014-7273

medium

Description

The IMAP-over-SSL implementation in getmail 4.0.0 through 4.43.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof IMAP servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-7144

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3091

http://secunia.com/advisories/61229

http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/CHANGELOG

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/33

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00029.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-10-08

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N