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Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.1, when an SMTP...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 31, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 19, 2007
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Jan 31, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(61st percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2007-5855

GHSA ID

GHSA-x3v7-9xjv-vmwp

Source code

No known source code

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