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CVE-2005-3256: enigmail

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2005-3256DSA-889-1
Published 18-10-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-3256 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in enigmail. EPSS estimates a 1.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.78%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The key selection dialogue in Enigmail before 0.92.1 can incorrectly select a key with a user ID that does not have additional information, which allows parties with that key to decrypt the message.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.78% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • enigmail< 2:0.93-1 | < 2:0.91-4sarge2
Enigmail1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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