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HistoryMay 17, 2018 - 6:07 p.m.

Security update for enigmail (moderate)

2018-05-1718:07:41
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This update for enigmail to version 2.0.4 fixes multiple issues.

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-17688: CFB gadget attacks allowed to exfiltrate plaintext out
    of encrypted emails. enigmail now fails on GnuPG integrity check
    warnings for old Algorithms (bsc#1093151)
  • CVE-2017-17689: CBC gadget attacks allows to exfiltrate plaintext out of
    encrypted emails (bsc#1093152)

This update also includes new and updated functionality:

  • The Encryption and Signing buttons now work for both OpenPGP and S/MIME.
    Enigmail will chose between S/MIME or OpenPGP depending on whether the
    keys for all recipients are available for the respective standard
  • Support for the Autocrypt standard, which is now enabled by default
  • Support for Pretty Easy Privacy (p҉‘p)
  • Support for Web Key Directory (WKD)
  • The message subject can now be encrypted and replaced with a dummy
    subject, following the Memory Hole standard forprotected Email Headers
  • keys on keyring are automatically refreshed from keyservers at irregular
    intervals
  • Subsequent updates of Enigmail no longer require a restart of Thunderbird
  • Keys are internally addressed using the fingerprint instead of the key ID