Privacy Leak in Mail.app Affecting Mac OS X Version 10.4.2 and Earlier
CVE-2005-2512

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Mail
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 August 2005

Summary

The Mail.app in Mac OS X version 10.4.2 and earlier is vulnerable to a privacy leak when printing or forwarding HTML emails. The application improperly loads remote images, disregarding user preferences set to not display these images. This behavior may potentially expose sensitive user information, posing a risk to privacy. Users are encouraged to review their settings and be cautious with HTML emails, particularly those containing remote content.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Au...
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//A...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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