Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 SMTP Server resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SMTP Server. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1576. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component SMTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when an IPv6 SMTP server is used, does not properly initialize memory, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash), or obtain sensitive information (memory contents) in opportunistic circumstances, by sending an e-mail message.

The bug was discovered 05/28/2008. The weakness was disclosed 06/02/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1576 since 03/31/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32477 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 115812 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3 and Security Update 2008-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-05-28)).

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42723), Tenable (32477), SecurityFocus (BID 29500†), OSVDB (45709†) and Secunia (SA30430†). The entries VDB-37528, VDB-39128, VDB-39127 and VDB-38768 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 32477
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102031
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42597
X-Force: 42723
SecurityFocus: 29500 - Apple Mac OS X Mail Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 30430
OSVDB: 45709 - Apple - Mac OS X - Mail Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020140
Vulnerability Center: 18534 - Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 Mail Using IPv6 SMTP Server Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1697

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 06/29/2025 05:08
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (71), 08/11/2019 09:35 (11), 06/29/2025 05:08 (18)
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