CVE-2005-3088

N/A Unknown
Published: October 27, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

fetchmailconf before 1.49 in fetchmail 6.2.0, 6.2.5 and 6.2.5.2 creates configuration files with insecure world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as passwords.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17293
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17349
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17446
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17491
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17495
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17631
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18895
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015114
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/20267
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15179
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2182
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/215-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17293
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015114
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/20267
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/215-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

fetchmail

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