Vulnerability in Fetchmail
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.
EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Fetchmail
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34, 35
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-39272?
- CVE-2021-39272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fetchmail, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2021-39272?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.