# CVE-2005-3088: fetchmailconf before 1.49 in fetchmail 6.2.0, 6.2.5 and 6.2.5.2 creates configuration files with insecure world-readable permissions, which

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

fetchmailconf before 1.49 in fetchmail 6.2.0, 6.2.5 and 6.2.5.2 creates configuration files with insecure world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as passwords.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2182
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20267
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17293
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17349
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17446
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015114
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2
- http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15179
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17495
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/215-1/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17491
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18895
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17631

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