CVE-2017-17688
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.8%
Description
The OpenPGP specification allows a Cipher Feedback Mode (CFB) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL. NOTE: third parties report that this is a problem in applications that mishandle the Modification Detection Code (MDC) feature or accept an obsolete packet type, not a problem in the OpenPGP specification
How to fix CVE-2017-17688
To remediate CVE-2017-17688, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2:2.0.6.1-4 or later
Is CVE-2017-17688 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:2.0.6.1-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |