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CVE-2017-17845
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2017-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-338
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
- Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
- Enigmail: before 1.9.9 — fixed in 1.9.9
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Enigmail 1.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%20Excerpt.pdf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070
- https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users%40enigmail.net/msg04280.html
- https://enigmail.net/download/other/Enigmail%20Pentest%20Report%20by%20Cure53%20-%20Excerpt.pdf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00333.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4070
- https://www.mail-archive.com/enigmail-users%40enigmail.net/msg04280.html
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