Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-5855

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.
Published 2007-12-19 21:46:00
Updated 2017-07-29 01:33:55
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5855

EPSS FAQ
0.85%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 82 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-5855

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.4
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
10.0
4.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-5855

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2007-5855

Products affected by CVE-2007-5855

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