CVE-2005-3088 json
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…
published 2005-10-27 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3088
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- fetchmail Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.2.5.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3088
- securityfocus.com/bid/15179 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/17293 advisory
- fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2005-3088 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:823
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/17293
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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fetchmail.berlios.de
/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/15179
vdb-entry, patch
-
lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory
-
slackware.com
/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
vendor-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2005/dsa-900
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html
vendor-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/215-1/
vendor-advisory
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
vendor-advisory
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17349
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17446
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21253
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17495
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17491
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18895
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17631
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/2182
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/20267
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3101
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1015114
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/19289
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3088
- NVD CVE-2005-3088
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