CVE-2014-7274
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 57th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- getmail/getmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.