CVE-2007-1269 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can forge OpenPGP message contents without detection due to improper GnuPG status handling, requiring user interaction to view the message.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1269?
CVE-2007-1269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which allows remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1269?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Gnumail.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1269?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1269 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-1269 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1269 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1269, GHSA-cvwh-8g4m-6jr2.