First published: Tue Mar 06 2007(Updated: )
Sylpheed 2.2.7 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents Sylpheed from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which allows remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Sylpheed | <=2.2.7 |
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CVE-2007-1267 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow message forgery.
To fix CVE-2007-1267, upgrade Sylpheed to version 2.2.8 or later.
CVE-2007-1267 affects Sylpheed versions 2.2.7 and earlier.
CVE-2007-1267 allows remote attackers to forge messages by exploiting the lack of proper handling of OpenPGP message signatures.
Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2007-1267 other than upgrading to the fixed version.