CVE-2005-3256

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-3256
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-18 21:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe key selection dialogue in Enigmail before 0.92.1 can incorrectly select a key with a user ID that does not have additional information, which allows parties with that key to decrypt the message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Enigmail Enigmail All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-889-1 enigmail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
USN-211-1: Enigmail vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
CERT Vulnerability Notes Database af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Mozilla Enigmail Incorrect Encryption Key Selection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
DFN-CERT: Sicherheitsbulletin Schwachstelle in Enigmail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cert.dfn.de
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