Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2013-5183
Published: October 24, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42431
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5183
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when Kerberos authentication is enabled and TLS is disabled, sends invalid cleartext data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-5183
Install update from vendor's website.