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FreeBSD: VID-1D6410E8-06C1-11EC-A35D-03CA114D16D6 (CVE-2021-39272): fetchmail -- STARTTLS bypass vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-1D6410E8-06C1-11EC-A35D-03CA114D16D6 (CVE-2021-39272): fetchmail -- STARTTLS bypass vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/10/2021
Created
11/08/2022
Added
11/04/2022
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

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

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-fetchmail

References

  • CVE-2021-39272

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