CVE-2014-7274

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-10-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

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.

Affected products

Getmail: 4.44.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00029.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/33
http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/CHANGELOG
http://secunia.com/advisories/61229
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3091
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00029.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/33
http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/CHANGELOG
http://secunia.com/advisories/61229
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3091

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