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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-10-08T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:47:31.650Z

Reserved: 2014-10-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-7274

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2014-10-08T01:55:05.753

Modified: 2014-12-22T04:09:18.610

Link: CVE-2014-7274

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