Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201812020000
Revision Date:2018-06-08Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-12020 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
Description:mainproc.c in GnuPG before 2.2.8 mishandles the original filename during decryption and verification actions, which allows remote attackers to spoof the output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use the "--status-fd 2" option. For example, the OpenPGP data might represent an original filename that contains line feed characters in conjunction with GOODSIG or VALIDSIG status codes.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-12020
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'enigmail' package in artful is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The vulnerability of the 'gnupg1' package in artful is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
  • OR The 'gnupg2' package in artful was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.1.15-1ubuntu8.1').
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