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CVE-2021-39272 Details

Description

Fetchmail before 6.4.22 fails to enforce STARTTLS session encryption in some circumstances, such as a certain situation with IMAP and PREAUTH.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
fetchmail fetchmail
< 6.4.22

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora
33
34
35

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-39272
NVD Published Date:
Aug 30, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-39272 Details - Not Deferred