Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-5181 (CCN-88233)

Assigned:2013-10-22
Published:2013-10-22
Updated:2013-10-24
Summary:The auto-configuration feature in Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 selects plaintext authentication for unspecified servers that support CRAM-MD5 authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-310
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-5181

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-mailaccounts-cve20135181(88233)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.8.5)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x 10.8.0
    apple mac os x 10.8.1
    apple mac os x 10.8.2
    apple mac os x 10.8.3
    apple mac os x 10.8.4
    apple mac os x 10.8.5
    apple mac os x * supplemental_update