CVE-2021-30998 (GCVE-0-2021-30998)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-24 18:51 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:48
VLAI
Summary
A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed with improved selection of the encryption certificate. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A sender's email address may be leaked when sending an S/MIME encrypted email using a certificate with more than one email address.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A sender's email address may be leaked when sending an S/MIME encrypted email using a certificate with more than one email address
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.2 (custom)
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