CVE-2019-10734 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can leak plaintext from encrypted emails by hiding them in crafted multipart messages, tricking users into replying with the decrypted content.
- 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-2019-10734?
CVE-2019-10734 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Apr 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
In KDE Trojita 0.7, an attacker in possession of S/MIME or PGP encrypted emails can wrap them as sub-parts within a crafted multipart email. The encrypted part(s) can further be hidden using HTML/CSS or ASCII newline characters. This modified multipart email can be re-sent by the attacker to the intended receiver. If the receiver replies to this (benign looking) email, they unknowingly leak the plaintext of the encrypted message part(s) back to the attacker.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10734?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trojita Project Trojita.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10734?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-10734 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10734 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mr9x-prgm-96hw, MGASA-2022-0214, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10734.