5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-11841
OpenPGP Hash Armor Header Spoofing
Description

A message-forgery issue was discovered in crypto/openpgp/clearsign/clearsign.go in supplementary Go cryptography libraries 2019-03-25. According to the OpenPGP Message Format specification in RFC 4880 chapter 7, a cleartext signed message can contain one or more optional "Hash" Armor Headers. The "Hash" Armor Header specifies the message digest algorithm(s) used for the signature. However, the Go clearsign package ignores the value of this header, which allows an attacker to spoof it. Consequently, an attacker can lead a victim to believe the signature was generated using a different message digest algorithm than what was actually used. Moreover, since the library skips Armor Header parsing in general, an attacker can not only embed arbitrary Armor Headers, but also prepend arbitrary text to cleartext messages without invalidating the signatures.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 17, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-11841 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Golang crypto
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-11841.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152840/Go-Cryptography-Libraries-Cleartext-Message-Spoofing.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://go.googlesource.com/crypto/ Product Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00017.html
https://sec-consult.com/ Third Party Advisory
https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/cleartext-message-spoofing-in-go-cryptography-libraries-cve-2019-11841/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-11841 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-11841 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-347
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://go.googlesource.com/crypto/ No Types Assigned https://go.googlesource.com/crypto/ Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/cleartext-message-spoofing-in-go-cryptography-libraries-cve-2019-11841/ No Types Assigned https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/cleartext-message-spoofing-in-go-cryptography-libraries-cve-2019-11841/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sec-consult.com/ No Types Assigned https://sec-consult.com/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152840/Go-Cryptography-Libraries-Cleartext-Message-Spoofing.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152840/Go-Cryptography-Libraries-Cleartext-Message-Spoofing.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:2019-03-25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.73 }} 0.17%

score

0.80627

percentile

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