CVE-2015-5884 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure3 documents3 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11
Timeline
PublishedOct 9
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The Mail Drop feature in Mail in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles encryption parameters for attachments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network during transmission of an S/MIME e-mail message with a large attachment.

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 6.5 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.10.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-9h4c-9hpw-q3gv: The Mail Drop feature in Mail in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2015-5884: OS X El Capitan v10.11↗
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