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CVE-2008-1576

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1576 describes a memory initialization vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X Mail prior to version 10.5, specifically when interacting with an IPv6 SMTP server. This flaw could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service through an application crash, or potentially expose sensitive memory contents under opportunistic conditions by sending a specially crafted email. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity and offering partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0423 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/30430
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42723
securityfocus.com / bid/29412
securityfocus.com / bid/29500
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1697
Vendor Advisory