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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2008-4491
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-08 Oct, 2008 | 18:00
Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.05.0MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 5.0
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CPE Matches
Apple Inc.
apple
>>mail>>3.5
cpe:2.3:a:apple:mail:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Apple Inc.
apple
>>mac_os_x>>*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-200Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-200
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txtcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threadedcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txtaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497057/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31598
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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