CVE-2013-5181

Published: Oct 24, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The auto-configuration feature in Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 selects plaintext authentication for unspecified servers that support CRAM-MD5 authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Affected (7)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

Apple

1 product

Mac Os X

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Up to 10.8.5
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.8.0
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.8.1
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.8.2
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.8.3
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.8.4
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.8.5

Related CWEs

CWE-310

References (2)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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