Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) Affecting enigmail package, versions <2:1.9.9-1~deb8u1
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- published27 Dec 2017
- disclosed27 Dec 2017
Introduced: 27 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17845 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 enigmail to version 2:1.9.9-1~deb8u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream enigmail package and not the enigmail package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17845
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html
- https://enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%20Excerpt.pdf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users@enigmail.net/msg04280.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-17845
- https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users%40enigmail.net/msg04280.html