Vulnerability in Enigmail
CVE-2017-17845
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Improper Random Secret Generation occurs because Math.Random() is used by pretty Easy privacy (pEp), aka TBE-01-001.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Enigmail
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail Pentest Report by Cure53 - Excerpt.pdf (Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users@enigmail.net/msg04280.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17845?
- CVE-2017-17845 is a high-severity vulnerability in Enigmail, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17845?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.