FKIE_CVE-2005-3088

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-10-27 10:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:16
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17293Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17349Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17446Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17491Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17495Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17631Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18895Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21253Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015114
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/20267
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15179Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.htmlUS Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2182
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/215-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17293Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17349Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17446Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17491Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17495Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17631Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18895Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21253Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015114
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/20267
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15179Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2182
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/215-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fetchmail fetchmail 6.2.0
fetchmail fetchmail 6.2.5
fetchmail fetchmail 6.2.5.2

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "264386DA-747F-492C-B660-D49BE9DB7139",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "61F908FF-9986-4F71-B0B6-D6A86555EF56",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "028F7F83-AF15-443B-A7DB-4E695E62EAFB",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2005-3088",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:16:13.823",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2005-10-27T10:02:00.000",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-200"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
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}



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