CVE-2018-12019
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
Description
The signature verification routine in Enigmail before 2.0.7 interprets user ids as status/control messages and does not correctly keep track of the status of multiple signatures, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary email signatures via public keys containing crafted primary user ids.
How to fix CVE-2018-12019
To remediate CVE-2018-12019, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/enigmail—upgrade to 2:2.0.7-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-12019 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:2.0.7-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |