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CVE-2018-12019 Details

Description

The signature verification routine in Enigmail before 2.0.7 interprets user ids as status/control messages and does not correctly keep track of the status of multiple signatures, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary email signatures via public keys containing crafted primary user ids.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/13/10 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.html CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired CVE
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdf CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-347Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
enigmail enigmail
< 2.0.7

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-12019
NVD Published Date:
Jun 13, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-12019 Details - Not Deferred