HIGH
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9
Published Dec 22, 2017
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.61%
Description
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Improper Random Secret Generation occurs because Math.Random() is used by pretty Easy privacy (pEp), aka TBE-01-001.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.3 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.61% 0.01608
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01608
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 75.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 74.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 77.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 76.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 73.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 85.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%20Excerpt.pdf x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users%40enigmail.net/msg04280.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%20Excerpt.pdf | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users%40enigmail.net/msg04280.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 22, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 22, 2017
Link CVE-2017-17845
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a