CVE-2021-3349

Public Exploit

Description

GNOME Evolution through 3.38.3 produces a "Valid signature" message for an unknown identifier on a previously trusted key because Evolution does not retrieve enough information from the GnuPG API. NOTE: third parties dispute the significance of this issue, and dispute whether Evolution is the best place to change this behavior

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory gnupg.org Third-Party Advisory gnome.org Third-Party Advisory mgorny.pl
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/issues/299 third party advisory
https://mgorny.pl/articles/evolution-uid-trust-extrapolation.html third party advisory exploit technical description
https://dev.gnupg.org/T4735 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3349?
CVE-2021-3349 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3349?
To fix CVE-2021-3349, 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-2021-3349 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-3349 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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