CVE-2017-17689

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Outlook
Horde Imp
Gmail
Nine
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 May 2018

Summary

The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL.

References

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17066419
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https://pastebin.com/gNCc8aYm
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104165
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

EPSS Score

0% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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