CVE-2012-3482 describes two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in Fetchmail versions 5.0.8 through 6.3.21 when using NTLM authentication in debug mode. A malicious NTLM server can exploit these flaws to either cause a denial of service (crash and delayed mail delivery) or extract sensitive information from memory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity, with network access and medium attack complexity leading to partial confidentiality and availability impacts. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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