fkie_cve-2010-4011
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2010-11-17 01:00
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
Dovecot in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 10H574 does not properly manage memory for user names, which allows remote authenticated users to read the private e-mail of other persons in opportunistic circumstances via standard e-mail clients accessing a user's own mailbox, related to a "memory aliasing issue."
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4452Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4452Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.5


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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Dovecot in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 10H574 does not properly manage memory for user names, which allows remote authenticated users to read the private e-mail of other persons in opportunistic circumstances via standard e-mail clients accessing a user\u0027s own mailbox, related to a \"memory aliasing issue.\""
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Dovecot para Apple Mac OS X v10.6.5 10H574 no maneja adecuadamente la memoria para nombres de usuario, lo que permite a usuarios autenticados remotamente leer correos electr\u00f3nicos privados de otras personas en circunstancias oportunas a trav\u00e9s de clientes de correo electr\u00f3nico estandar accediendo al buz\u00f3n de correo de un usuario, relacionado con un \"fallo de enlazado de memoria\""
    }
  ],
  "evaluatorComment": "Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00001.html\r\n\r\n\u0027Dovecot is only provided with Mac OS X Server systems. This issue only affects systems running Mac OS X Server v10.6.5 (10H574). This issue does not affect the Dovecot open source project.\u0027",
  "id": "CVE-2010-4011",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "SINGLE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2010-11-17T01:00:03.090",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "product-security@apple.com",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "product-security@apple.com",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4452"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
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      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "product-security@apple.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
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      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-200"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
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