CVE-2019-8642: Medium severity macos mojave vulnerability

Published Mar 25, 2019
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Updated

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.

Other sources

Mail. An issue existed in the handling of S-MIME certificates. This issue was addressed with improved validation of S-MIME certificates.

Credit

Maya Sigal(Freie Universit), Volker Roth(Freie Universit)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14.4
10.14.4
Apple High Sierra
Apple Sierra
Apple iOS and macOS<10.14.4

Event History

Oct 27, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:38 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-8642.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8642?

The severity of CVE-2019-8642 is medium with a CVSS score of 3.3.

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software includes Apple Mac OS X, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Apple High Sierra, and Apple Sierra.

4

How was the vulnerability fixed?

The vulnerability was fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, and Security Update 2019-002 Sierra.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-8642?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-8642 on the Apple Support page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600

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