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Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) Affecting enigmail package, versions <2:1.9.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-ENIGMAIL-324141
  • published27 Dec 2017
  • disclosed27 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 27 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17845  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-338  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 enigmail to version 2:1.9.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.