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
Published Oct 25, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.45%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.3.9
- 10.3.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.45% (0.01453) | 72.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.45% (0.01453) | 69.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 71.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 75.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 56.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 57.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 54.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00671) | 76.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 73.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.