MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 8, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.94%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.94% 0.01938
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01938
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 79.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 77.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 67.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 74.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00488) | 75.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 75.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 72.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60779 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60887 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61854 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/294/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/forum/support/thread/3e7268a4/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/18/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/22/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0421.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00008.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60779 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60887 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61854 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/294/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/forum/support/thread/3e7268a4/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/18/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/22/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0421.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 8, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2014
Link CVE-2014-5369
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a