CVE-2017-17845 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Improper Random Secret Generation occurs because Math.Random() is used by pretty Easy privacy (pEp), aka TBE-01-001.

Published: 2017-12-22

Score: 7.3 High

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1219-1	enigmail security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8992	An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Improper Random Secret Generation occurs because Math.Random() is used by pretty Easy privacy (pEp), aka TBE-01-001.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00508.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%20Excerpt.pdf
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070
https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users%40enigmail.net/msg04280.html

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Enigmail Enigmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-22T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:06:49.009Z

Reserved: 2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17845

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-12-27T17:08:19.767

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-17845

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-338

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