# CVE-2010-3887: The Limit Mail feature in the Parental Controls functionality in Mail on Apple Mac OS X does not properly enforce the correspondence whiteli

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-10-08 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Limit Mail feature in the Parental Controls functionality in Mail on Apple Mac OS X does not properly enforce the correspondence whitelist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct e-mail communication by leveraging knowledge of a child's e-mail address and a parent's e-mail address, related to parental notification of unapproved e-mail addresses.

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## References

- http://blog.kamens.us/2010/08/03/mac-os-x-mail-parental-controls-vulnerability/

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