Fetchmail Multiple Password Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

BID:21903

Info

Fetchmail Multiple Password Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 21903
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2006-5867
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 06 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:33AM
Credit: Matthias Andree reported these issues.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0 x86
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
TurboLinux Personal
TurboLinux Multimedia
Turbolinux Home
Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition
Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
Trustix Secure Linux 3.0
Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SuSE Linux 9.3
SuSE Linux 9.2
SuSE Linux 9.1
Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux 10.1
Slackware Linux 10.0
Slackware Linux 9.1
Slackware Linux 9.0
Slackware Linux 8.1
Slackware Linux 11.0
SGI ProPack 3.0 SP6
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0
rPath rPath Linux 1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Desktop 4.0
RedHat Desktop 3.0
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Red Hat Fedora Core6
Red Hat Fedora Core5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
OpenPKG OpenPKG Stable
OpenPKG OpenPKG E1.0-Solid
OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2-Stable-20061018
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.5 .5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.5 .4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.5 .2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.5 .1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2 .0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.1.3
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.1 .0
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.0 .0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.14
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
 + Gentoo Linux 1.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.13
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.12
+ Conectiva Linux 8.0
+ Conectiva Linux 7.0
+ Conectiva Linux 6.0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.11
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.10
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.9
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.8
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.7
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.6
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.5
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9 .0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.17
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.16
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.15
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.14
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.13
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.12
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.11
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.10
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.9
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.8
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.7
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.6
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8 .0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.7.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.7.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.7.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.7.1
- Debian Linux 2.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.7
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.8
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.7
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.6
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.6
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.5
- Conectiva Linux 6.0
- Conectiva Linux 5.1
- Conectiva Linux 5.0
- Conectiva Linux graficas
 - Conectiva Linux ecommerce
 Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4.5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4 .0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.8
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.7
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.6
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.5
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.4
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.1
- Immunix Immunix OS 6.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.1
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.0
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.6-rc3
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.6-rc2
Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.6-rc1
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Not Vulnerable: Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.6

Discussion

Fetchmail Multiple Password Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Fetchmail is prone to multiple information-disclosure vulnerabilities because the application discloses information about user passwords.

An attacker can exploit these issue to access sensitive information that may aid the attacker in other attacks.

These issues affect versions prior to 6.3.6-rc4

Exploit / POC

Fetchmail Multiple Password Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit this issue by using standard network utilities.

Solution / Fix

Fetchmail Multiple Password Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released updates to address these issues. Please see the references for more information.


Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...

Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI

Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition

Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0

Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.1

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.2

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.5

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.6

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.3.8

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4.1

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.4.3

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.2

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.3

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.4

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.5.5

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.1

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.4

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.6.7

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.7.1

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.7.2

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.1

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.12

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.14

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.15

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.2

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.3

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.8.6

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.12

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.14

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.2

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.5

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.7

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.8

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.1 .0

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.1.3

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2 .0

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.5 .4

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.2.5 .1

Eric Raymond Fetchmail 6.3.5

References

Fetchmail Multiple Password Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

References:
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