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Debian Security Advisory DSA 889-1 (enigmail)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to enigmail announced via advisory DSA 889-1. A bug has been discovered in enigmail, GPG support for Mozilla MailNews and Mozilla Thunderbird, that can lead to the encryption of mail with the wrong public key, hence, potential disclosure of confidential data to others. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain enigmail packages.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.91-4sarge2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.93-1. We recommend that you upgrade your enigmail packages. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20889-1