CVE-2005-3088 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive passwords from world-readable configuration files created by fetchmailconf.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-3088?
CVE-2005-3088 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3088?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fetchmail Fetchmail.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3088?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-3088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3088, DSA-900-3, GHSA-78m6-w6r4-m4h9.