CVE-2014-2576

medium
Published 2014-10-15 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2576

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3106

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.10.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.10.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.10.1-1
debian debiansidfixed3.10.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.10.1-1
suse suse12.3affected
suse suse13.1affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
claws-mailclaws-mail{"endIncluding":"3.9.3"}

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.