VDB
RHSA-2005%3A823
RHSA-2005%3A823
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 |
Timeline
- Oct 26, 2005 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 6, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:823 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2005/rhsa-2005_823.json advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3088 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=171474 issue
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3088 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617779 issue
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3088 advisory