isync: Man-in-the-Middle attack

isync: Man-in-the-Middle attack A vulnerability in isync could allow remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. isync 2013-10-05 2013-10-05 458420 remote 1.0.6 1.0.6

isync is an IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer.

isync does not properly verify the server’s hostname against the CN field in the SSL certificate.

A remote server could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to disclose passwords or obtain other sensitive information.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All isync users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/isync-1.0.6"

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