Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-36386 |
CWE-ID | CWE-665 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fetchmail Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
Vendor | fetchmail.berlios.de |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU55426
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36386
CWE-ID:
CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization when logging error messages. A local user can trigger an error condition on the fetchmail side and gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFetchmail: 6.4.0 - 6.4.20
External linkshttp://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2021-01.txt
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.