CVE-2006-5867
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-5867 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-12-31 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre8 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre9 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc10 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc8 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc9 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | All | rc3 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| rPath update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Fedora update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| About Security Update 2007-004 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.info.apple.com | |
| www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0007 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.trustix.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Fetchmail - Kostenloser Open Source Mail Daemon | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | fetchmail.berlios.de | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora Core 5 Update: fetchmail-6.3.6-1.fc5 | FedoraNEWS.ORG | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | fedoranews.org | |
| USN-405-1: fetchmail vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Mandriva update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Fetchmail Multiple Password Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| APPLE-SA-2007-04-19 Security Update 2007-004 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Ubuntu update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Fetchmail: Denial of Service and password disclosure | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Fetchmail TLS Security Bugs May Let Eavesdroppers Obtain Passwords - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Red Hat update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Fetchmail TLS Configuration Security Issue and "MDA" Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | slackware.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3 Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| osvdb.org/31580 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-919 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | |
| patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patches.sgi.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1259-1 fetchmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Slackware update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Trustix Update for Various Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-109A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| OpenPKG Corporation: Security: Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openpkg.com | |
| Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:016 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.