CVE-2019-8645 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker in a privileged network position can intercept the contents of S/MIME-encrypted emails in macOS Mail.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-8645?

CVE-2019-8645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 27 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue existed in the handling of encrypted Mail. This issue was addressed with improved isolation of MIME in Mail. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept the contents of S/MIME-encrypted e-mail.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8645?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8645?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8645 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-8645 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m37v-2pxx-f5hm.

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