CVE-2014-7274

The IMAP-over-SSL implementation in getmail 4.44.0 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof IMAP servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate from a recognized Certification Authority.

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-2014-7274 is rated Moderate Risk (42.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.84%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7274

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 0.18% 0.84% +0.66%
2 2025-03-30 0.34% 0.18% -0.16%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-7274

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-7274

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-7274

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-7274: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-50), 1 atom(s) (net-mail/getmail); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-7274
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-7274 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (getmail4), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): DNE 1, ignored 1, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7274

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-7274

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
getmail getmail 4.44.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.44.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-7274

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