First published: Tue Sep 19 2017(Updated: )
Mail Drafts. An encryption issue existed in the handling of mail drafts. This issue was addressed with improved handling of mail drafts meant to be sent encrypted.
Credit: Petter Flink Pierre ALBARÈDE Marseillean anonymous researcher Petter Flink Pierre ALBARÈDE Marseillean anonymous researcher product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple iPhone OS | <=10.3.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X | <=10.12.6 | |
Apple iOS | <11 | 11 |
Apple macOS High Sierra | <10.13 | 10.13 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2017-7078.
iOS before 11 and macOS before 10.13 are affected by this vulnerability.
The severity rating of CVE-2017-7078 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by reading unintended cleartext transmissions in the "Mail Drafts" component.
You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [SecurityFocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100999), [SecurityTracker](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427), and [Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/HT208112).