CVE-2014-2014

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-2014
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-18 22:14:35 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionimapsync 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.500 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.504 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.508 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.516 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.518 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.525 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.53 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.542 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.547 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.554 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.558 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.564 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.567 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync 1.569 All All All
Application Imapsync Project Imapsync All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Re: [imapsync] Upon certificate issues STARTTLS is ignored and the passw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linux-france.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE request: "imapsync ignores the --tls switch and sends my authentication plaintext." af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: imapsync-1.584-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Upon certificate issues, STARTTLS is ignored and the password sent in plaintext · Issue #15 · imapsync/imapsync · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:060 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-sec: CVE request: "imapsync ignores the --tls switch and sends my authentication plaintext." af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
12770 – imapsync new security issue fixed upstream in 1.584 (CVE-2014-2014) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.mageia.org
Re: [imapsync] STARTTLS support (#15) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linux-france.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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