CVE-2019-8338

Published May 16, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The signature verification routine in the Airmail GPG-PGP Plugin, versions 1.0 (9) and earlier, does not verify the status of the signature at all, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary email signatures by crafting a signed email with an invalid signature. Also, it does not verify the validity of the signing key, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary email signatures by crafting a key with a fake user ID (email address) and injecting it into the user's keyring.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-17728 The signature verification routine in the Airmail GPG-PGP Plugin, versions 1.0 (9) and earlier, does not verify the status of the signature at all, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary email signatures by crafting a signed email with an invalid signature. Also, it does not verify the validity of the signing key, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary email signatures by crafting a key with a fake user ID (email address) and injecting it into the user's keyring.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:17 PM
Reserved
Feb 15, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 16, 2019, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:41 AM