Security Advisory

CVE-2007-5855

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2007-12-19 21:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-07 15:47:00
Assigner mitre
State PUBLISHED

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.