CVE-2008-4491: Infoleak
First published: Wed Oct 08 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Mail | =3.5 | |
| Apple Mac OS X |
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Reference Links
- http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598
- http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threaded
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/description
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple mail
- version/apple mail/3.5
- canonical/apple mac os x