CVE-2014-7273

The IMAP-over-SSL implementation in getmail 4.0.0 through 4.43.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof IMAP servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2014-10-08 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-7273 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.93%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7273

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 0.21% 0.93% +0.72%
2 2025-03-30 0.38% 0.21% -0.17%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.38% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-7273

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-7273

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-7273

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-7273: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-50), 1 atom(s) (net-mail/getmail); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-7273
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-7273 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (getmail4), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 8, DNE 3, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7273

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-7273

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
getmail getmail 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.0_b10 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.0_b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.18.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.19.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.20.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.21.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.23.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.25.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.26.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.27.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.28.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.29.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.30.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.31.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.32.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.32.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.33.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.33.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.34.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.35.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.36.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.36.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.37.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.37.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.38.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.39.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.40.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.41.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.42.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-7273

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