CVE-2014-2576 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

plugins/rssyl/feed.c in Claws Mail before 3.10.0 disables the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST check for CN or SAN host name fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof servers and conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Published: 2014-10-15

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:claws-mail:claws-mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-2608	plugins/rssyl/feed.c in Claws Mail before 3.10.0 disables the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST check for CN or SAN host name fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof servers and conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00669.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00015.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/636
http://secunia.com/advisories/60422
http://sourceforge.net/p/claws-mail/news/2014/05/claws-mail-3100-unleashed/
http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3106

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Claws-mail Claws-mail

Opensuse Opensuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-10-15T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:21:34.633Z

Reserved: 2014-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2576

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-15T14:55:06.290

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2576

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-310

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