CVE-2005-3256 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The key selection dialogue in Enigmail before 0.92.1 can incorrectly select a key with a user ID that does not have additional information, which allows parties with that key to decrypt the message.

Published: 2005-10-18

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enigmail:enigmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3255	The key selection dialogue in Enigmail before 0.92.1 can incorrectly select a key with a user ID that does not have additional information, which allows parties with that key to decrypt the message.
Ubuntu USN	USN-211-1	Enigmail vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00633.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.dfn.de/infoserv/dsb/dsb-2005-01.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-889
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/805121
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:226
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15155
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2158
https://usn.ubuntu.com/211-1/

History

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Subscriptions

Enigmail Enigmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-10-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:59.497Z

Reserved: 2005-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3256

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-10-18T21:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3256

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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