CVE-2014-2567

The OpenConnectionTask::handleStateHelper function in Imap/Tasks/OpenConnectionTask.cpp in Trojita before 0.4.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger use of cleartext for saving a message into a (1) sent or (2) draft folder via a PREAUTH response that prevents later use of the STARTTLS command.

Published: 2014-03-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2567 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.98%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2567

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.26% 0.98% +0.73%
2 2025-03-30 0.40% 0.26% -0.15%
3 2025-03-29 0.40%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2567

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2567

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2567

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trojita_project trojita <= 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.2.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.2.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.2.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.2.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.3.90 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.3.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.3.91 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.3.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.3.92 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.3.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.3.93 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trojita_project trojita 0.3.96 cpe:2.3:a:trojita_project:trojita:0.3.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2567

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