CVE-2015-5884

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-10-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Mail Drop feature in Mail in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles encryption parameters for attachments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network during transmission of an S/MIME e-mail message with a large attachment.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.10.5

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267

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