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CVE-2007-5855 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019107	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238	CVE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019107	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	10.4.11 10.5.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 20, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]