Description
Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly enforce the key usage extension during processing of a keychain that specifies multiple certificates for an e-mail recipient, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute-force attack on a weakly encrypted e-mail message.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-0556 | Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly enforce the key usage extension during processing of a keychain that specifies multiple certificates for an e-mail recipient, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute-force attack on a weakly encrypted e-mail message. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T16:42:39.336Z
Reserved: 2010-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-0525
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-03-30T18:30:01.313
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2010-0525
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD