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MitreCVE-2007-5855

HistoryDec 19, 2007 - 9:46 p.m.

CVE-2007-5855

2007-12-1921:46:00

CWE-287

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

mail

apple

mac os x

smtp

plaintext authentication

security vulnerability

cve-2007-5855

CVSS2

6.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

AI Score

8.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.014

Percentile

86.8%

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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.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

applemac_os_xMatch10.4.11

applemac_os_xMatch10.5.1

VendorProductVersionCPE
applemac_os_x10.4.11cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
applemac_os_x10.5.1cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
apple	mac_os_x	10.4.11	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
apple	mac_os_x	10.5.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:::::::*

References

docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html

secunia.com/advisories/28136

securitytracker.com/id?1019107

www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104

CVSS2

6.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

AI Score

8.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.014

Percentile

86.8%

JSON

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