CVE-2017-17847

Published Dec 22, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Signature spoofing is possible because the UI does not properly distinguish between an attachment signature, and a signature that applies to the entire containing message, aka TBE-01-021. This is demonstrated by an e-mail message with an attachment that is a signed e-mail message in message/rfc822 format.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1219-1 enigmail security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8994 An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Signature spoofing is possible because the UI does not properly distinguish between an attachment signature, and a signature that applies to the entire containing message, aka TBE-01-021. This is demonstrated by an e-mail message with an attachment that is a signed e-mail message in message/rfc822 format.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:06 PM
Reserved
Dec 22, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 27, 2017, 5:08 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM