CVE-2019-8642

Published Oct 27, 2020

Last updated 4 years ago

Overview

Description
An issue existed in the handling of S-MIME certificates. This issue was addressed with improved validation of S-MIME certificates. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to S/MIME signature spoofing.
Source
product-security@apple.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
3.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Severity
LOW

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.3
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-295

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations