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CVE-2017-17688

Published: May 16, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.5%
Top 8.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The OpenPGP specification allows a Cipher Feedback Mode (CFB) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL. NOTE: third parties report that this is a problem in applications that mishandle the Modification Detection Code (MDC) feature or accept an obsolete packet type, not a problem in the OpenPGP specification

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

apple
commercial·USaka apple inc., apple computer
mail
Operating Systems
bloop
commercialaka bloop mail, bloop airmail
airmailMixed
Consumer Software / productivity
emclient
oss-project
emclientLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
flipdogsolutions
commercialaka maildroid
maildroidMixed
Communications / email-server-client
freron
mailmateOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
horde
oss-project
horde imp
Communications
and 6 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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References

http://flaked.sockpuppet.org/2018/05/16/a-unified-timeline.html
flaked.sockpuppet.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104162
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040904
securitytracker.com
and 7 more references View all →

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