SB2018060902 - Spoofing attack in gnupg1 (Alpine package)

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SB2018060902 - Spoofing attack in gnupg1 (Alpine package)

Published: June 9, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018060902
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12020)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an input validation flaw in the processing of filenames when displaying the filename. A remote attacker can send a signed and encrypted email message that includes the specially crafted name of the original input file, spoof status messages and fake the verification status of a signed email message.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References