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CVE-2017-17845 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Improper Random Secret Generation occurs because Math.Random() is used by pretty Easy privacy (pEp), aka TBE-01-001.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.3 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%20Excerpt.pdf CVEThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users%40enigmail.net/msg04280.html CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
enigmail enigmail
< 1.9.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:enigmail:enigmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17845
NVD Published Date:
Dec 27, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17845 Details - Not Deferred