CVE-2007-5855 Information

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.

Reference

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 http://securitytracker.com/id?1019107 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39104