CVE-2014-5369

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2014-5369 · Published 08/09/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-5369 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting enigmail (enigmail).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 80.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
enigmail enigmail	`= 1.7= 1.7.2`	No fix yet

Description

Enigmail 1.7.x before 1.7.2 sends emails in plaintext when encryption is enabled and only BCC recipients are specified, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00008.html
secunia.com/advisories/60779
secunia.com/advisories/60887
secunia.com/advisories/61854
sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/294 · Patch
sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/forum/support/thread/3e7268a4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/18/2 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/22/1
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0421.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01

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