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CVE-2006-5867

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…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
FetchmailFetchmail
through 6.3.6
Versions 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5

Weakness classification

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