CVE-2018-15587 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15587 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-15587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15587/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15587/index.md)
Attackers can spoof OpenPGP signatures in GNOME Evolution emails, bypassing integrity checks and misleading users about message authenticity.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2018-15587?
CVE-2018-15587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Feb 2019. 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
GNOME Evolution through 3.28.2 is prone to OpenPGP signatures being spoofed for arbitrary messages using a specially crafted email that contains a valid signature from the entity to be impersonated as an attachment.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15587?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
evolution Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-bogofilter Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-bogofilter-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-data-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-langpacks Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-tests-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-ews Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-9.el8 |
evolution-ews-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-9.el8 |
evolution-ews-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-9.el8 |
evolution-ews-langpacks Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-9.el8 |
evolution-help Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-langpacks Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-pst Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-pst-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-spamassassin Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-spamassassin-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-bogofilter-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-data-server-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-tests Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-data-server-tests-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-13.el8 |
evolution-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-pst-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution-spamassassin-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:3.28.5-12.el8 |
evolution SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 3.22.6-19.9.1 |
evolution SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | All versions | 3.22.6-19.9.1 |
evolution SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 3.22.6-19.9.1 |
evolution SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | All versions | 3.22.6-19.9.1 |
evolution SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.22.6-19.9.1 |
evolution SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | All versions | 3.22.6-19.9.1 |
evolution SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | All versions | 3.22.6-19.9.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gnome Evolution.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15587?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-15587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15587, DLA-1766-1, DSA-4457-1, GHSA-9p6f-v932-mfxm, RHSA-2020:1600, SUSE-SU-2019:1266-1 and 7 more.