PT-2008-3133 · Apple · Mail+1

Derek Morr · Published 2008-06-02 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1576

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mail in Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.5

Description The issue is related to the Mail application in Apple Mac OS X, which does not properly initialize memory when an IPv6 SMTP server is used. This could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, or obtain sensitive information in certain circumstances by sending an e-mail message.

Recommendations For Mail in Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.5, update to version 10.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1576

Affected Products

Macos X

Mail

References · 9

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020140 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1576 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42723 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29500 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29412 · Note