Headline
CVE-2014-2014: "imapsync ignores the --tls switch and sends my authentication plaintext."
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.
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From: Murray McAllister <mmcallis () redhat com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:27:47 +1100
Hello,
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12770 notes that imapsync 1.584 fixes a security issue, “Bug fix: Check if going to tls is ok, exit otherwise with explicit error message. Thanks to Dennis Schridde for reporting this ugly bug that deserves a CVE.”
Upstream bug: https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync/issues/15
Can a CVE please be assigned if one has not been already?
Thanks,
– Murray McAllister / Red Hat Security Response Team
Current thread:
- CVE request: “imapsync ignores the --tls switch and sends my authentication plaintext.” Murray McAllister (Feb 16)
- Re: CVE request: “imapsync ignores the --tls switch and sends my authentication plaintext.” cve-assign (Feb 18)