DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5867

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5867

    Published: 31 Dec 2006Last Modified: 7 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2006-5867

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5867

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: fetchmail

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/fetchmail?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.3.6-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High