Apple Mail S/MIME Draft Message Encryption Weakness

BID:31598

Info

Apple Mail S/MIME Draft Message Encryption Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 31598
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4491
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 06 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:22PM
Credit: EnableSecurity
Vulnerable: Apple Mail 3.5 (929.4/929.2)
Apple Mail
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.0 3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.0
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mail S/MIME Draft Message Encryption Weakness

Apple Mail is prone to a weakness in its implementation of S/MIME encryption. An attacker with access to an IMAP or Exchange email server may be able to take advantage of this issue to obtain sensitive information.

Mail 3.5 (929.4/929.2) is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mail S/MIME Draft Message Encryption Weakness

An attacker may use readily available tools to take advantage of this weakness.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mail S/MIME Draft Message Encryption Weakness

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Apple Mail S/MIME Draft Message Encryption Weakness

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