What is the severity of CVE-2014-4366?

CVE-2014-4366 has a medium severity rating due to the exposure of sensitive information.

How does CVE-2014-4366 impact users?

CVE-2014-4366 allows remote attackers to intercept sensitive cleartext information from users' Mail on iOS devices.

Which versions of Apple iOS are affected by CVE-2014-4366?

CVE-2014-4366 affects Apple iOS versions prior to 8, including all 7.x versions up to 7.1.1.

What is the recommended action to mitigate CVE-2014-4366?

To mitigate CVE-2014-4366, users should update their devices to at least iOS 8 or later.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-4366 if unable to update?

A temporary workaround for CVE-2014-4366 is to avoid using IMAP with servers that have LOGIN disabled.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-4366

medium

CWE

255

18/9/2014

29/8/2017

CVE-2014-4366

First published: Thu Sep 18 2014(Updated: )

Mail in Apple iOS before 8 does not prevent sending a LOGIN command to a LOGINDISABLED IMAP server, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing the network.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
iPhone OS	<=7.1.2
iPhone OS	=7.0
iPhone OS	=7.0.1
iPhone OS	=7.0.2
iPhone OS	=7.0.3
iPhone OS	=7.0.4
iPhone OS	=7.0.5
iPhone OS	=7.0.6
iPhone OS	=7.1
iPhone OS	=7.1.1

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What is the severity of CVE-2014-4366?
CVE-2014-4366 has a medium severity rating due to the exposure of sensitive information.
How does CVE-2014-4366 impact users?
CVE-2014-4366 allows remote attackers to intercept sensitive cleartext information from users' Mail on iOS devices.
Which versions of Apple iOS are affected by CVE-2014-4366?
CVE-2014-4366 affects Apple iOS versions prior to 8, including all 7.x versions up to 7.1.1.
What is the recommended action to mitigate CVE-2014-4366?
To mitigate CVE-2014-4366, users should update their devices to at least iOS 8 or later.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-4366 if unable to update?
A temporary workaround for CVE-2014-4366 is to avoid using IMAP with servers that have LOGIN disabled.

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