CVE-2009-2666 describes a critical vulnerability in fetchmail versions prior to 6.3.11, where a null character in an X.509 certificate's Common Name field allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers. This vulnerability, similar to CVE-2009-2408, has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting low current attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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