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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 ↗
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html ↗
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019107 ↗