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CVE-2005-3088
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,…
Low2.1EPSS 0.45%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (24)
- ADV-2005-2182 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2006-08-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 17293 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17349 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17446 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3101 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1015114 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 21253 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2006-045-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- 19289 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA06-214A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 20051027 fetchmail security announcement 2005-02 (CVE-2005-3088) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-900 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 15179 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:823 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 17495 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-215-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 17491 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18895 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200511-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 17631 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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