Description
Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.1, when an SMTP account has been set up using Account Assistant, can use plaintext authentication even when MD5 Challenge-Response authentication is available, which makes it easier for remote attackers to sniff account activity.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019107
Scores
EPSS
0.0191
EPSS Percentile
77.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x
10.4.11
apple/mac_os_x
10.5.1
Published
Dec 19, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026