CVE-2008-4491

CVE Database · CVE-2008-4491

CVE-2008-4491

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

1.20%

Published

Oct 8, 2008

Modified

Apr 22, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Products (2)

apple · mailvulnerable

apple · mac_os_x

References (14)

http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/

http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688

http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/

http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threaded

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