Credentials management in imapsync - CVE-2014-2014
Published: April 19, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41786
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2014
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: imapsync.lamiral.info
Affected software:
imapsync
imapsync
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-2014
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/367
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/378
- http://www.linux-france.org/prj/imapsync_list/msg01907.html
- http://www.linux-france.org/prj/imapsync_list/msg01910.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:060
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12770
- https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync/issues/15
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128293.html