CVE-2014-7274

Publication date 8 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
getmail4 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life


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