7.5

CVE-2017-17845: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17845DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17845
Published 22-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17845 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DLA-1219-1DSA-4070-1MGASA-2017-0477

Timeline

  1. 22-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.61% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.61%

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

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Enigmail1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • enigmail< 2:1.9.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 2:1.9.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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