CVE-2022-1252: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in GitHub repository gnuboard/gnuboard5 prior to and including 5.5.5. A vulnerability in gnuboard v5.5.5 and…

PriorityP346critical9.1CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAN

EPSS

0.54%

41.2th percentile

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in GitHub repository gnuboard/gnuboard5 prior to and including 5.5.5. A vulnerability in gnuboard v5.5.5 and below uses weak encryption algorithms leading to sensitive information exposure. This allows an attacker to derive the email address of any user, including when the 'Let others see my information.' box is ticked off. Or to send emails to any email address, with full control of its contents

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
gnuboard	gnuboard_gnuboard5	unspecified – 5.5.5	—
sir	gnuboard	<= 5.5.5	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

vendor_redhat7.1HIGH

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