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.
Published 2006-12-31 05:00:00
Updated 2018-10-17 21:45:36
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2006-5867

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5867

13.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 95 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-5867

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.8
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
10.0
6.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2006-5867

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-5867

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