Is CVE-2012-3482 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-3482 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-3482?

CVE-2012-3482 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-3482?

CVE-2012-3482 has an EPSS score of 1.87% (77th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3482?

Upgrade fetchmail on debian 11 to 6.3.22-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-3482

MEDIUMEPSS 77th pctl

5.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

fetchmailDebian

Fixed in:6.3.22-1CVE-2012-3482

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

fetchmail.info

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.