CVE-2018-4111: Medium severity macos high sierra vulnerability

Published Mar 29, 2018
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Updated

Mail. An issue existed in the handling of S/MIME HTML e-mail. This issue was addressed by not loading remote resources on S/MIME encrypted messages by default if the message has an invalid or missing S/MIME signature.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail" component. It allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read S/MIME encrypted message content by sending HTML e-mail that references remote resources but lacks a valid S/MIME signature.

Credit

Damian Poddebniak(M), Christian Dresen(M), Jens Müller(Ruhr University Bochum), Fabian Ising(M), Sebastian Schinzel(M), Simon Friedberger(KU Leuven), Juraj Somorovsky(Ruhr University Bochum), Jörg Schwenk(Ruhr University Bochum)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS High Sierra<10.13.4
10.13.4
Apple Sierra
Apple El Capitan
Apple iOS and macOS<10.13.4

Event History

Apr 3, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-4111?

CVE-2018-4111 is a vulnerability that exists in the handling of S/MIME HTML e-mail in certain Apple products, specifically macOS before version 10.13.4.

2

How does CVE-2018-4111 affect Apple products?

CVE-2018-4111 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read S/MIME encrypted message content in the 'Mail' component of affected Apple products.

3

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2018-4111?

macOS versions before 10.13.4 are affected by CVE-2018-4111.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2018-4111?

The severity of CVE-2018-4111 is medium, with a CVSSv3 base score of 5.9.

5

How can CVE-2018-4111 be mitigated?

To mitigate CVE-2018-4111, update macOS to version 10.13.4 or later.

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