Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2017-13871
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail" component. It allows remote attackers to read cleartext e-mail content (for which S/MIME encryption was intended) by leveraging the lack of installation of an S/MIME certificate by the recipient.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- support.apple.com/HT208331 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039966 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102099 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13871?
- CVE-2017-13871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13871?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.