CVE-2008-4491 (GCVE-0-2008-4491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-08 17:02 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2008-10-06 00:00
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