Information disclosure in Enigmail - #VU9781
Published: December 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9781
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: enigmail.mozdev.org
Affected software:
Enigmail
Enigmail
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in email parsing. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle technique, force the application to use a malicious PGP public key with a corresponding secret key
controlled by an attacker and compromise the email thread.
The weakness exists in email parsing. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle technique, force the application to use a malicious PGP public key with a corresponding secret key
controlled by an attacker and compromise the email thread.
Remediation
Update to version 1.9.9.