CVE-2014-5444

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    CVE-2014-5444

    Published: 30 Sept 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Geary before 0.6.3 does not present the user with a warning when a TLS certificate error is detected, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted certificate.

    References: https://git.gnome.org/browse/geary/commit/?h=geary-0.6&id=55f06a7bdcedb7efde6a516bde626ea28793ca7e, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=713247, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00035.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High