CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-0152

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: May 13, 2009 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

iChat in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) communication in certain circumstances that are inconsistent with the Require SSL setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mac_os_x Apple 10.5.0 (including) 10.5.7 (excluding)
Mac_os_x_server Apple 10.5.0 (including) 10.5.7 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References