Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 uninitialized resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in uninitialized resource. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2745. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized resource vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mail.app in Mail for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9, when using Kerberos 5 for SMTP authentication, can include uninitialized memory in a message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 09/23/2005. The weakness was presented 10/25/2005 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at auscert.org.au. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2745 since 08/30/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115280 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-008 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-09-22)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22393), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14914†), OSVDB (19705†) and Secunia (SA16920†). See VDB-25571, VDB-26659, VDB-26657 and VDB-26656 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-908
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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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08/12/2005 🔍
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08/30/2005 +12 days 🔍
09/22/2005 +23 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: auscert.org.au
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26658
X-Force: 22393
SecurityFocus: 14914 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-008 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16920 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19705 - CVE-2005-2745 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9494 - Mac OS X 10.3.9 \x26 10.4.2 Mail.app with Kerberos 5 Discloses Information via Uninitialized Memory, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/10/2019 18:17
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (69), 06/10/2019 18:17 (7)
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