What is the severity of CVE-2013-5181?

CVE-2013-5181 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5181?

To fix CVE-2013-5181, users should update their Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

What does CVE-2013-5181 affect?

CVE-2013-5181 affects Mail in Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9 and enables plaintext authentication in certain scenarios.

What type of attack is possible with CVE-2013-5181?

CVE-2013-5181 allows remote attackers to sniff the network and obtain sensitive information due to improper authentication methods.

What is the impact of CVE-2013-5181 on users?

The impact of CVE-2013-5181 on users can result in the compromise of sensitive information transmitted over the network.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-5181

medium

4.3

CWE

310

24/10/2013

16/9/2024

CVE-2013-5181

First published: Thu Oct 24 2013(Updated: )

The auto-configuration feature in Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 selects plaintext authentication for unspecified servers that support CRAM-MD5 authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	<=10.8.5
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.0
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.1
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.2
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.3
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.4
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.5

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Reference Links

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5181?
CVE-2013-5181 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5181?
To fix CVE-2013-5181, users should update their Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What does CVE-2013-5181 affect?
CVE-2013-5181 affects Mail in Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9 and enables plaintext authentication in certain scenarios.
What type of attack is possible with CVE-2013-5181?
CVE-2013-5181 allows remote attackers to sniff the network and obtain sensitive information due to improper authentication methods.
What is the impact of CVE-2013-5181 on users?
The impact of CVE-2013-5181 on users can result in the compromise of sensitive information transmitted over the network.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5181?
CVE-2013-5181 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5181?
To fix CVE-2013-5181, users should update their Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What does CVE-2013-5181 affect?
CVE-2013-5181 affects Mail in Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9 and enables plaintext authentication in certain scenarios.
What type of attack is possible with CVE-2013-5181?
CVE-2013-5181 allows remote attackers to sniff the network and obtain sensitive information due to improper authentication methods.
What is the impact of CVE-2013-5181 on users?
The impact of CVE-2013-5181 on users can result in the compromise of sensitive information transmitted over the network.