cvelistv5 - CVE-2008-3646

CVE-2008-3646

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2008-10-10 10:00

Modified

2024-08-07 09:45

Severity ?

Summary

The Postfix configuration file in Mac OS X 10.5.5 causes Postfix to be network-accessible when mail is sent from a local command-line tool, which allows remote attackers to send mail to local Mac OS X users.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31721
cve@mitre.org	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
cve@mitre.org	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45876

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	n/a	n/a

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