CVE-2005-3256

Description

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.63%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15155	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2158	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-889	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:226	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/805121	third party advisory us government resource
https://usn.ubuntu.com/211-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.cert.dfn.de/infoserv/dsb/dsb-2005-01.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3256?: CVE-2005-3256 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3256?: To fix CVE-2005-3256, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3256 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3256 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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