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CVE-2007-1269

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG,...

5.0 Medium

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail 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.

Exploit likelihood

2.83%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail 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.

Record
CVE-2007-1269
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail 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.

Record
CVE-2007-1269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-1266 No score

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail 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.

Record
EUVD-2007-1266
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvwh-8g4m-6jr2 No score

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG,...

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail 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.

Record
GHSA-cvwh-8g4m-6jr2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail 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.

Record
CVE-2007-1269
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-1269 No score

GNUMail 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents GNUMail 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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1269
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gnumail
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
1.3.0-11.4.0-11.4.0-21.4.0-3
None known
gnumail
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
1.4.0-3
None known
gnumail
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
1.4.0-3
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-1269 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Gnumail, published March 6, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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