CVE-2006-5867 (GCVE-0-2006-5867)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-01-09 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:04
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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"refsource": "BUGTRAQ",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460528/100/0/threaded"
},
{
"name": "GLSA-200701-13",
"refsource": "GENTOO",
"url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-13.xml"
},
{
"name": "1017478",
"refsource": "SECTRACK",
"url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017478"
},
{
"name": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-919",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-919"
},
{
"name": "20070201-01-P",
"refsource": "SGI",
"url": "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc"
},
{
"name": "APPLE-SA-2007-04-19",
"refsource": "APPLE",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html"
},
{
"name": "ADV-2007-1470",
"refsource": "VUPEN",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470"
},
{
"name": "ADV-2007-0087",
"refsource": "VUPEN",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0087"
},
{
"name": "RHSA-2007:0018",
"refsource": "REDHAT",
"url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0018.html"
},
{
"name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10566",
"refsource": "OVAL",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10566"
}
]
}
}
}
},
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"cveId": "CVE-2006-5867",
"datePublished": "2007-01-09T05:00:00.000Z",
"dateReserved": "2006-11-14T05:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T20:04:55.652Z",
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}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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