Description
In Enigmail below 2.1, an attacker in possession of PGP encrypted emails can wrap them as sub-parts within a crafted multipart email. The encrypted part(s) can further be hidden using HTML/CSS or ASCII newline characters. This modified multipart email can be re-sent by the attacker to the intended receiver. If the receiver replies to this (benign looking) email, he unknowingly leaks the plaintext of the encrypted message part(s) back to the attacker. This attack variant bypasses protection mechanisms implemented after the "EFAIL" attacks.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | enigmail | 2:2.1.3+ds1-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | enigmail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | enigmail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | enigmail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | enigmail | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://www.enigmail.net/index.php/en/download/changelog
- https://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/984/
- FEDORA-2019-45a744b873 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-941d57ed72 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-951d5dcaf9 vendor-advisory