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CVE-2012-3482

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM...

5.8 MediumFix available

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Exploit likelihood

1.87%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.8

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2012-3482
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2012-3482
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3438 No score

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Record
EUVD-2012-3438
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-237f-j4ff-q54m No score

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM...

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Record
GHSA-237f-j4ff-q54m
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2012-3482
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3482 No score

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3482
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10194-1 No score

fetchmail-6.3.26-13.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the fetchmail-6.3.26-13.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10194-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:0872-1 No score

Security update for fetchmail

This update for fetchmail fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2012-3482: A denial of service vulnerability in the base64 decoder during processing server NTLM protocol exchange was fixed (bsc#775988).
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:0872-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-3482 No score

Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3482
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
fetchmail
Debian:12
before 6.3.22-1
6.3.22-1
fetchmail
Debian:13
before 6.3.22-1
6.3.22-1
fetchmail
Debian:14
before 6.3.22-1
6.3.22-1
fetchmail
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
before 6.3.8.90-13.20.21.1
6.3.8.90-13.20.21.1
fetchmail
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 6.3.8.90-13.20.21.1
6.3.8.90-13.20.21.1
fetchmail
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 6.3.8.90-13.20.21.1
6.3.8.90-13.20.21.1
fetchmail
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 6.3.26-13.4
6.3.26-13.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-3482 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Fetchmail, published December 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in fetchmail 6.3.22-1.

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