vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-39272: CVE-2021-39272 fetchmail: STARTTLS session encryption bypassing (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 30, 2021 | May 13, 2022 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 30, 2021
Added
May 13, 2022
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
Fetchmail before 6.4.22 fails to enforce STARTTLS session encryption in some circumstances, such as a certain situation with IMAP and PREAUTH.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-fetchmailredhat-upgrade-fetchmail-debuginforedhat-upgrade-fetchmail-debugsource
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