CVE-2005-1505 Weak cryptography in n/a
Mail.app sends IMAP passwords in plaintext before prompting for SSL, allowing attackers to intercept credentials during account setup.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1505?
CVE-2005-1505 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The new account wizard in Mail.app 2.0 in Mac OS 10.4, when configuring an IMAP mail account and checking the credentials, does not prompt the user to use SSL until after the password has already been sent, which causes the password to be sent in plaintext.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1505?
How do I fix CVE-2005-1505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qq36-2jw7-j2xr.