Claws-mail 3.9.3 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Claws-mail 3.9.3. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-2576. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Claws-mail 3.9.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 10/15/2014 by Marcus Meissner as Bug 3106 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at thewildbeast.co.uk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2576 since 03/21/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78452 (openSUSE Security Update : claws-mail (openSUSE-SU-2014:1291-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167286 (OpenSuSE Security Update for claws-mail (openSUSE-SU-2014:1291-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92151), Tenable (78452), SecurityFocus (BID 66466†), Secunia (SA60422†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46824†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 78452
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : claws-mail (openSUSE-SU-2014:1291-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Claws-mail 3.9.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 3106
Researcher: Marcus Meissner
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71965
X-Force: 92151
SecurityFocus: 66466 - Claws Mail Plugins Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 60422 - SUSE update for claws-mail, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46824 - Claws Mail Before 3.10.0 Host Privilege via Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 12/18/2024 11:52
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (64), 06/10/2017 09:47 (7), 03/30/2022 09:56 (3), 12/18/2024 11:52 (18)
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