CVE-2006-5867

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

fetchmail before 6.3.6-rc4 does not properly enforce TLS and may transmit cleartext passwords over unsecured links if certain circumstances occur, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2429
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2006-02.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/31580
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23631
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23695
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23714
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23781
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23804
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23838
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23923
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24007
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24151
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24174
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24284
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-13.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017478
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.517995
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1259
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:016
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0018.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456115/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460528/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21903
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0007
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-405-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0087
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0088
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-919
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10566
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2429
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2006-02.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/31580
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23781
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23804
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23923
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.517995
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456115/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460528/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21903
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-405-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0087
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10566
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

74 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.7%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

fetchmail

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