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CVE-2010-0525

Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly enforce the key usage extension during processing of a keychain that specifies multiple certificates for…

Impact

Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly enforce the key usage extension during processing of a keychain that specifies multiple certificates for an e-mail recipient, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute-force attack on a weakly encrypted e-mail message.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AppleMac Os X
through 10.6.2
Versions 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4
AppleMac Os X Server
through 10.6.2
Versions 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4

Weakness classification

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