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high 7.5

CVE-2016-10937 json

IMAPFilter through 2.6.12 does not validate the hostname in an SSL certificate.

published 2019-09-08 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1928

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

IMAPFilter through 2.6.12 does not validate the hostname in an SSL certificate.

Patch / fix

  • imapfilter Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.6.13-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10937

  • imapfilter Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1:2.5.2-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10937

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • imapfilter Package Hub 15 SP1 2.6.16-bp151.4.3.1
  • imapfilter openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.6.16-lp151.3.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2020:0765-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0673-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-10937 updated cvss 7.5

imapfilter: Missing validation for hostname in an SSL certificate

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

Sources

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