CVE-2010-3887 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass parental control email restrictions in macOS Mail, allowing unauthorized communication with children.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3887?
CVE-2010-3887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Limit Mail feature in the Parental Controls functionality in Mail on Apple Mac OS X does not properly enforce the correspondence whitelist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct e-mail communication by leveraging knowledge of a child's e-mail address and a parent's e-mail address, related to parental notification of unapproved e-mail addresses.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3887?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mail.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3887?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-3887 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3887 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mh6c-334c-5m9p.