CVE-2008-4491
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 8, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 8, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- apple-mail-smime-information-disclosure(45688)vdb-entry
- http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt
- 31598vdb-entry
- 20081006 [ENABLESECURITY] Apple's Mail.app stores your S/MIME encrypted emails in clear textmailing-list
- http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/
- 4363third-party-advisory
- 1021019vdb-entry
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