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CVE-2008-1576
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…
Medium6.8EPSS 4.2%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- macosx-mail-code-execution(42723) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29500 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA08-150A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 30430 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-05-28 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 1020140 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1697 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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