CVE-2021-39272

Fetchmail before 6.4.22 fails to enforce STARTTLS session encryption in some circumstances, such as a certain situation with IMAP and PREAUTH.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/27/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3XJ6XLEJCEZCAM5LGGD6XBCC522QLG4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXMKSEHAQSEDCWZMAOJEGX3P3JW6QY6H/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZYCYLL73NP7ALJWSDICIVSA47ZIXWSSA/
https://nostarttls.secvuln.info/	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-14	Third Party Advisory
https://www.fetchmail.info/security.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-08-30 06:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:37

NVD link : CVE-2021-39272

Mitre link : CVE-2021-39272

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-39272

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fetchmail

fetchmail

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

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