CVE-2017-17846 describes a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Enigmail versions prior to 1.9.9, specifically affecting Debian Linux distributions. This flaw, also known as TBE-01-003, arises from the software's handling of regular expressions, which can be exploited by matching arbitrarily long strings. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:enigmail:enigmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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