CVE-2017-17844
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-17844 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-12-27 17:08:19 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. A remote attacker can obtain cleartext content by sending an encrypted data block (that the attacker cannot directly decrypt) to a victim, and relying on the victim to automatically decrypt that block and then send it back to the attacker as quoted text, aka the TBE-01-005 "replay" issue. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.002380000 probability, percentile 0.468480000 (date 2026-05-19)
Problem Types: CWE-319 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Enigmail | Enigmail | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4070-1 enigmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Re: [Enigmail] [ANN] Enigmail v1.9.9 available | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mail-archive.com | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4070-1] enigmail security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1219-1] enigmail security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | enigmail.net | Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory |
| Re: [Enigmail] [ANN] Enigmail v1.9.9 available | MITRE | www.mail-archive.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.