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CVE-2005-2746

Mail.app in Mail for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 includes message contents when using auto-reply rules, which could cause Mail.app to include decrypted message contents for encrypted messages.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-2746 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-10-26T00:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.9	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.9	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.2	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.