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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Enigmail 0.92.0. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The key selection dialogue in Enigmail before 0.92.1 can incorrectly select a key with a user ID that does not have additional information, which allows parties with that key to decrypt the message.

The bug was discovered 10/20/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3256 since 10/18/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20457 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDKSA-2005:226)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.92.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22809) and Tenable (20457).

Productinfo

Name

• Enigmail

Version

• 0.92.0

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1600

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20457
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDKSA-2005:226)
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OpenVAS ID: 55843
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 889-1 (enigmail)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Enigmail 0.92.1

Timelineinfo

09/11/2005 🔍
10/18/2005 +37 days 🔍
10/18/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/20/2005 +2 days 🔍
12/12/2005 +53 days 🔍
01/15/2006 +34 days 🔍
01/22/2008 +737 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2605 days 🔍
08/04/2019 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-3256 (🔍)
X-Force: 22809
Vulnerability Center: 17446 - Enigmail Vulnerability Allows Incorrect Key Selection and Easy Mail Decryption by Unauthorized Users, Medium
SecurityFocus: 15155 - Mozilla Enigmail Incorrect Encryption Key Selection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 19486 - Mozilla - Enigmail Incorrect Encryption Key Selection Issue
Vupen: ADV-2005-2158

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 08/04/2019 09:36
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 08/04/2019 09:36 (7)
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