CVE-2008-1576 (GCVE-0-2008-1576)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-06-02 14:00
Modified
2024-08-07 08:24
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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