PT-2014-7874 · None · Getmail

Published 2014-10-08 · Updated 2014-12-22 · CVE-2014-7274

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions getmail version 4.44.0

Description The issue concerns the IMAP-over-SSL implementation, which fails to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof IMAP servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate from a recognized Certification Authority.

Recommendations For getmail version 4.44.0, consider disabling the IMAP-over-SSL functionality until a patch is available to properly verify server hostnames against certificate details. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-7274

DLA-106-1

DSA-3091-1

MGASA-2014-0450

Affected Products

Getmail

References · 9

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00029.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7274 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3091 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2014-0450 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0450.html · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61229 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/33 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14245 · Note
• http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/CHANGELOG · Note