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CVE-2012-3482

Published: Dec 21, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
5.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 23.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
fetchmailfetchmail
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
fetchmailoss-projectCommunicationsaka fetchmail, fetchmail daemon

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q3/232
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q3/230
seclists.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54987
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 21, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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