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.
Published: 2015-10-09
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5830 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:33.922Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5884

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-09T05:59:20.233

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5884

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