CVE-2005-0127

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Published Jan 29, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.7:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0128	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.710% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Jan/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/14005
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013001
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/464662
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19085

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 29, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved: Jan 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM

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