CVE-2008-4491
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-4491
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-10-08T18:00:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-11T20:52:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:mail:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4491 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4491 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:27:47 | Added to TrackCVE |