Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-11841
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.
Products affected by CVE-2019-11841
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:2019-03-25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-11841
0.87%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 83 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-11841
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-11841
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The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-11841
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https://go.googlesource.com/crypto/
crypto - Git at GoogleProduct;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00017.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3455-1] golang-go.crypto security update
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2402-1] golang-go.crypto security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152840/Go-Cryptography-Libraries-Cleartext-Message-Spoofing.html
Go Cryptography Libraries Cleartext Message Spoofing ≈ Packet StormExploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00011.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1920-1] golang-go.crypto security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/cleartext-message-spoofing-in-go-cryptography-libraries-cve-2019-11841/
Cleartext message spoofing in Go Cryptography Libraries (CVE-2019-11841) – SEC ConsultExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://sec-consult.com/
SEC Consult – a leading consultant in the field of cyber and application securityThird Party Advisory
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