CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1505

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The new account wizard in Mail.app 2.0 in Mac OS 10.4, when configuring an IMAP mail account and checking the credentials, does not prompt the user to use SSL until after the password has already been sent, which causes the password to be sent in plaintext.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of having IMAP account passwords intercepted by an attacker on the local or intermediary network, potentially leading to unauthorized access to email and further security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Mac OS 10.4 to a patched version or manually enforce SSL usage before entering the password during IMAP account configuration.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The new account wizard in Mail.app 2.0 in Mac OS 10.4, when configuring an IMAP mail account and checking the credentials, does not prompt the user to use SSL until after the password has already been sent, which causes the password to be sent in plaintext.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS