TI-2014-04378 Aliases CVE-2014-5369 GHSA-9x52-v9m6-wjvv

Enigmail 1.7.x before 1.7.2 sends emails in plaintext when encryption is enabled and only…

LOW 24CWE-310Published 2014-09-08 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Enigmail 1.7.x before 1.7.2 sends emails in plaintext when encryption is enabled and only BCC recipients are specified, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01938 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:enigmail:enigmail:1.7:::::::*	1.7	Vulnerable	Enigmail
cpe:2.3:a:enigmail:enigmail:1.7.2:::::::*	1.7.2	Vulnerable	Enigmail

cpe:2.3:a:enigmail:enigmail:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Enigmail
cpe:2.3:a:enigmail:enigmail:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Enigmail

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5369
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9x52-v9m6-wjvv

References

Exploit 1

[oss-security] 20140818 Enigmail warning

Patch 1

http://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/294/

Advisory 3

Other 3

TI-2006-05660 The enigmail extension before 0.94.2 does not properly handle large, encrypted file… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2018-08613 The signature verification routine in Enigmail before 2.0.7 interprets user ids as… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-13081 An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-13079 An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-09155 Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-13080 An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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