CVE - CVE-2007-5855

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5855	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html BID:26910 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 CERT:TA07-352A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html CONFIRM:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 SECTRACK:1019107 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1019107 SECUNIA:28136 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 VUPEN:ADV-2007-4238 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238~~ (Obsolete source) XF:macos-mail-weak-security(39104) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20071106	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071106)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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