CVE-2007-5855

Mail in Apple Mac OS X <10.4.11 & 10.5.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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)

[Vendor Advisory] http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179

[Mailing List] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html

[US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://securitytracker.com/id?1019107

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28136

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238

Scores

EPSS 0.0054

EPSS Percentile 67.4%

Classification

CWE

CWE-287

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

apple/mac_os_x

apple/mac_os_x

Timeline

Published Dec 19, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026