Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017176880000000
Revision Date:2018-05-16Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-17688 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:** DISPUTED ** The OpenPGP specification allows a Cipher Feedback Mode (CFB) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL. NOTE: third parties report that this is a problem in applications that mishandle the Modification Detection Code (MDC) feature or accept an obsolete packet type, not a problem in the OpenPGP specification.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-17688
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND enigmail package in bionic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2:2.0.8-1~ubuntu0.16.04.2').
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