CVE-2007-5855 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2007-5855?

CVE-2007-5855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5855?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5855?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5855 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-5855 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5855 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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