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CVE-2006-5867

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2006-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

fetchmail before 6.3.6-rc4 does not properly enforce TLS and may transmit cleartext passwords over unsecured links if certain circumstances occur, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Affected Platforms

Fetchmail Fetchmail

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References