camel/providers/imapx/camel-imapx-server.c in the IMAPx component in GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.21.2 proceeds with cleartext data containing a password if the client wishes to use STARTTLS but the server will not use STARTTLS, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network. The server code was intended to report an error and not proceed, but the code was written incorrectly.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-07-20T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:30:20.132Z

Reserved: 2018-07-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-10727

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-07-20T04:29:00.227

Modified: 2018-09-18T13:16:22.980

Link: CVE-2016-10727

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-05-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10727 - Bugzilla