CVE-2014-2014 (GCVE-0-2014-2014)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-18 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:58
VLAI
Summary
imapsync before 1.584, when running with the --tls option, attempts a cleartext login when a certificate verification failure occurs, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2337 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2014-01-20 00:00
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