Apple Mac OS X Mail Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X Mail Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability that affects the Mail application.

Successful exploits may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application, cause denial-of-service conditions, or obtain potentially sensitive information.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 29412 (Apple Mac OS X 2008-003 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document the vulnerability.

This issue affects Mac OS X v10.4.11 and Mac OS X Server 10.4.11. Computers running Mac OS X v10.5 or later are not affected by this issue.