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CVE-2017-17688

MEDIUM
5.9CVSS
Published: 2018-05-16
Updated: 2024-11-21
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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

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
high
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor
APPLE
Published
5/16/2018
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : mailapple : mailbloop : airmailemclient : emclientflipdogsolutions : maildroidfreron : mailmatehorde : horde_impmicrosoft : outlookmozilla : thunderbirdpostbox-inc : postboxr2mail2 : r2mail2roundcube : webmail

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