CVE-2018-15586

Public Exploit

Description

Enigmail before 2.0.6 is prone to to OpenPGP signatures being spoofed for arbitrary messages using a PGP/INLINE signature wrapped within a specially crafted multipart HTML email.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/849/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15586?
CVE-2018-15586 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15586?
To fix CVE-2018-15586, 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-2018-15586 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-15586 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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