CVE-2008-4491
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (2)
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references (14)
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- http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/enisa_euvd
- http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txtenisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688enisa_euvd
- http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/nvd
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