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CVE-2008-1576

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Apple — MAC OS X

CWEs

References

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