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CVE-2008-1576 Details

Description

Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when an IPv6 SMTP server is used, does not properly initialize memory, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash), or obtain sensitive information (memory contents) in opportunistic circumstances, by sending an e-mail message.

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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020140	CVE	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42723	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29500	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020140	[email protected]	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42723	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29500	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:::::::* 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]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 3, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]