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CVE-2006-5867

Published: Jan 9, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 9.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

fetchmail
oss-projectaka fetchmail daemon
fetchmailOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.517995
slackware.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-405-1
ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
secunia.com
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