PT-2015-2284 · Apple · Macos X

John Mccombs · Published 2015-10-09 · Updated 2016-12-08 · CVE-2015-5884

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mail component in Mac OS X versions prior to 10.11

Description The issue is related to the Mail Drop feature in the Mail component, which mishandles encryption parameters for attachments. This makes it easier for attackers to obtain sensitive information by analyzing network traffic during the transmission of an S/MIME email message with a large attachment.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.11, update to version 10.11 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11638

CVE-2015-5884

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5884 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205267 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11638 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76908 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033703 · Note