CVE catalog

CVE-2005-3088

fetchmail: CVE-2005-3088

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.45% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianfetchmailsid6.6.9-1fixed
Debianfetchmailforky6.6.9-1fixed
Debianfetchmailtrixie6.4.39-1fixed
Debianfetchmailbookworm6.4.37-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianfetchmailsourcesid6.2.5.4-1lowNot reported[336096]
Debianfetchmailsourceforky6.2.5.4-1lowNot reported[336096]
Debianfetchmailsourcetrixie6.2.5.4-1lowNot reported[336096]
Debianfetchmailsourcebookworm6.2.5.4-1lowNot reported[336096]

[Debian bug #336096]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [fetchmail]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 6.4.37-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.2.5.4-1

      dsa · fetchmail · debian · bookworm; dsa · fetchmail · debian · 12

    • 6.4.37-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.2.5.4-1

      dsa · fetchmail · debian · bookworm; dsa · fetchmail · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [fetchmail]Fixed

    Source package: [fetchmail]

    Details (2)

    • 6.4.39-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.2.5.4-1

      dsa · fetchmail · debian · 13

    • 6.4.39-1+b2 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.2.5.4-1

      dsa · fetchmail · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]