CVE-2021-30998: Medium severity apple ios and ipados vulnerability

Published Aug 24, 2021
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Updated

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.

Other sources

Mail. A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed with improved selection of the encryption certificate.

Credit

Benjamin Ehrfeld(CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<15.2
15.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<15.2
15.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<15.2
iPhone OS<15.2

Event History

Aug 24, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:51 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:51 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-30998.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2021-30998?

The severity level of CVE-2021-30998 is medium.

3

What is the affected software of CVE-2021-30998?

The affected software of CVE-2021-30998 are Apple iOS and iPadOS versions up to and exclusive of 15.2.

4

How was CVE-2021-30998 fixed?

CVE-2021-30998 was fixed with improved selection of the encryption certificate in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-30998?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-30998 on the Apple support website: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976

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