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FKIE_CVE-2017-13860

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-12-25 21:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:05

Severity

5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail Drafts" component. It allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read e-mail content by leveraging mishandling of S/MIME credential encryption.

References

URL	Tags
product-security@apple.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102097	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039953	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039966	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT208331	Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT208334	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102097	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039953	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039966	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.apple.com/HT208331	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.apple.com/HT208334	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	apple	iphone_os	*
	apple	mac_os_x	*

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CVE-2017-13860 (GCVE-0-2017-13860)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-25 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:13

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

apple mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT208331	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039966	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039953	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT208334	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102097	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Date Public

2017-12-13 00:00

Show details on NVD website

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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