Name: CVE-2019-8642: Improper Certificate Validation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-8642, CWE-295, CVSS 3.3, EPSS 0.00088

An issue existed in the handling of S-MIME certificates. This issue was addressed with improved validation of S-MIME certificates. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to S/MIME signature spoofing.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Apple Osx Mail	—	Upgrade macOS to the latest version	Aug 2, 2019	Aug 2, 2019

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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