CVE-2017-17844 describes a replay vulnerability in Enigmail versions prior to 1.9.9, affecting Debian and Enigmail products. An attacker can obtain cleartext content by sending an encrypted message to a victim, who then automatically decrypts and re-sends it as quoted text. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) has a low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacts confidentiality. 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:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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