Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail4, a mail
retriever with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS, that could allow
man-in-the-middle attacks.
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.
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.
CVE-2014-7275
The POP3-over-SSL implementation in getmail 4.0.0 through 4.44.0
does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows
man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof POP3 se...
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