CVE-2018-12356

Summary

CVECVE-2018-12356
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-15 02:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-05-16 18:29:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-347

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Simple Password Store Project Simple Password Store All All All All
Application Simple Password Store Project Simple Password Store All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Johnny-You-Are-Fired/johnny-fired.pdf at master · RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired · GitHub MISC github.com
password-store - Simple password manager using gpg and ordinary unix directories. MISC git.zx2c4.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
GitHub - RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired: Artifacts for the USENIX publication. MISC github.com
oss-security - Spoofing OpenPGP and S/MIME Signatures in Emails (multiple clients) MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2018-12356 Breaking signature verification in pass (Simple Password Store) MISC openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Johnny You Are Fired ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Vulnerability: Faulty GPG Signature Checking MISC lists.zx2c4.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: OpenPGP and S/MIME signature forgery attacks in multiple email clients FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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