SB2018061420 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for thunderbird-enigmail
Published: June 14, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018061420
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12019)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the signature verification routine interprets user ids as status/control messages and does not correctly keep track of the status of multiple signatures. A remote attacker can spoof arbitrary email signatures via public keys containing crafted primary user ids and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.