CVE-2019-12269 Other in n/a

High 7.5 Published 21 May 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can spoof PGP signatures in Enigmail, causing users to see unauthenticated text as correctly signed, undermining email integrity.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-12269?

CVE-2019-12269 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Weakness: CWE-347

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12269?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (5)

`enigmail` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15	All versions	`2.0.11-3.16.1`
`enigmail` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1	All versions	`2.0.11-3.16.1`
`enigmail` SUSE:Package Hub 12	All versions	`2.0.11-31.1`
`enigmail` openSUSE:Leap 15.0	All versions	`2.0.11-31.1`
`enigmail` openSUSE:Leap 15.1	All versions	`2.0.11-31.1`

Products include Enigmail Enigmail.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12269?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-12269 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12269 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12269, GHSA-rxf8-59cm-76j2, SUSE-SU-2019:1576-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12269, openSUSE-SU-2019:1612-1.