CVE-2014-7273 describes a critical vulnerability in getmail versions 4.0.0 through 4.43.0, where the IMAP-over-SSL implementation fails to verify X.509 certificates. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to spoof IMAP servers using crafted certificates, leading to the potential compromise of sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring medium attack complexity but allowing remote attackers to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0_b10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.0_b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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