CVE-2014-5444
Geary before 0.6.3 does not present the user with a warning when a TLS certificate error is...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5444- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5331 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5331- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j2wr-3798-89rx No score
Geary before 0.6.3 does not present the user with a warning when a TLS certificate error is...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j2wr-3798-89rx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5444 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0500 No score
Updated geary package fixes security vulnerability
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 (CVE-2014-5444).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0500- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5444 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Yorba Geary, published September 30, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in geary 0.6.3-1.
References
git.gnome.org/browse/geary/commit?h=geary-0.6&id=55f06a7bdcedb7efde6a516bde626ea28793ca7e
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00035.html
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=713247
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5444
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j2wr-3798-89rx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5444
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0500.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14199