# CVE-2010-4011: Dovecot in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 10H574 does not properly manage memory for user names, which allows remote authenticated users to read the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-11-16 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Dovecot in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 10H574 does not properly manage memory for user names, which allows remote authenticated users to read the private e-mail of other persons in opportunistic circumstances via standard e-mail clients accessing a user's own mailbox, related to a "memory aliasing issue."

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## References

- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4452
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00001.html

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