CVE-2014-5369

Public Exploit

Description

Enigmail 1.7.x before 1.7.2 sends emails in plaintext when encryption is enabled and only BCC recipients are specified, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60779 third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/forum/support/thread/3e7268a4/
http://secunia.com/advisories/60887 third party advisory
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0421.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/294/ patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/22/1 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/18/2 mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/61854 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5369?
CVE-2014-5369 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-5369?
To fix CVE-2014-5369, 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-2014-5369 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-5369 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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