CVE-2005-3088

Description

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2182 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/20267 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17293 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17349 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17446 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015114 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2 mailing list
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15179 vdb entry patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17495 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/215-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17491 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18895 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17631 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3088?
CVE-2005-3088 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3088?
To fix CVE-2005-3088, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3088 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3088 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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