CVE-2006-5867

CVE Details

Release Date:2006-12-31
Impact:Moderate What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2006-5867 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 7.8
Vector String: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (fetchmail)ELSA-2007-00182007-02-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (fetchmail)ELSA-2007-00182007-02-01


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