National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-0127
Original release date:05/02/2005
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Mail in Mac OS X 10.3.7, when generating a Message-ID header, generates a GUUID that includes information that identifies the Ethernet hardware being used, which allows remote attackers to link mail messages to a particular machine.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#464662
Name: VU#464662
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: macos-ethernet-address-disclosure(19085)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 14005
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2005-01-25
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1013001
