openEuler update for fetchmail
| 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 |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system fetchmail-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component fetchmail-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component fetchmail-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component fetchmail Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Initialization
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 repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 20.03 LTS SP2
fetchmail-help: before 6.4.20-1
fetchmail-debugsource: before 6.4.20-1
fetchmail-debuginfo: before 6.4.20-1
fetchmail: before 6.4.20-1
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1314
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.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
