bugtraq - Re: iphone email client does not validate ssl certificates

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:54:08 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To: Bill Borskey <wborskey@...il.com>
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: iphone email client does not validate ssl certificates

Hi!

> iPod/iPhone standard e-mail application does not validate SSL certificates
> and is vulnerable to a MITM (man in the middle attack).
> 
> Vulnerable: All versions.

Well... mujmail.org email client also does not validate ssl
cerificates -- optionaly. Reasoning is that SSL with unverified
certificate is still better than sending plaintext passwords.

Does that count as a vulnerability?
								Pavel

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