CVE-2005-3088 describes a vulnerability in fetchmailconf versions prior to 1.49, affecting fetchmail 6.2.0, 6.2.5, and 6.2.5.2. The flaw allows local users to read sensitive information, such as passwords, due to insecure world-readable permissions on generated configuration files. This is a low-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial confidentiality loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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