CVE-2017-17689 Affecting kf5-messagelib package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
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- published16 May 2018
- disclosed16 May 2018
Introduced: 16 May 2018
CVE-2017-17689 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:9 kf5-messagelib.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kf5-messagelib package and not the kf5-messagelib package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17689
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_22
- https://efail.de
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17066419
- https://pastebin.com/gNCc8aYm
- https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/996371541591019520
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104165
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-17689