01 Record
CVE-2008-3646
The Postfix configuration file in Mac OS X 10.5.5 causes Postfix to be network-accessible when mail is sent from a local command-line tool, which allows remote attackers to send mail to local Mac OS X
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The Postfix configuration file in Mac OS X 10.5.5 causes Postfix to be network-accessible when mail is sent from a local command-line tool, which allows remote attackers to send mail to local Mac OS X
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-10 10:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 35cb03451f26b84dc094cb896927b6c7112124b7ea2cd3c2f75ede5fe8152117
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com31681http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commacosx-postfix-configfile-weak-security(45876)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45876
- secunia.com32222http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- www.securityfocus.com31721http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31721
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2780http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-10-09http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216