# CVE-2003-0378: The Kerberos login authentication feature in Mac OS X, when used with an LDAPv3 server and LDAP bind authentication, may send cleartext pass

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Kerberos login authentication feature in Mac OS X, when used with an LDAPv3 server and LDAP bind authentication, may send cleartext passwords to the LDAP server when the AuthenticationAuthority attribute is not set.

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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/467828
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107579

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