CVE-2008-4491
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.8%
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when “Store draft messages on the server” is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple:mail | apple mail | eq | 3.5 |
References
enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/
resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt
securityreason.com/securityalert/4363
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598
www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688
Related
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.8%