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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Fetchmail | — | Apply OS X security update 2006-004 | Dec 16, 2011 | Oct 27, 2005 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade fetchmail | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 27, 2005 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade fetchmail | Dec 10, 2025 | Oct 30, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-mail/fetchmail. | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 27, 2005 |
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