Vulnerability CVE-2014-7273
Published: 2014-10-07   Modified: 2014-10-08

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.

Type:

CWE-310

 (Cryptographic Issues)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Getmail -> Getmail 

 References:
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
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