CVE-2018-12019

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    CVE-2018-12019

    Published: 13 Jun 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The signature verification routine in Enigmail before 2.0.7 interprets user ids as status/control messages and does not correctly keep track of the status of multiple signatures, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary email signatures via public keys containing crafted primary user ids.

    References: https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdf, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/13/10, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4, https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired, https://www.enigmail.net/index.php/en/download/changelog

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High