Ironport Desktop Flag Plugin For OutlookPlugin / extension · Cisco
CVE-2010-1568
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Send Secure functionality in the Cisco IronPort Desktop Flag Plug-in for Outlook before 6.5.0-006 does not properly handle simultaneously composed messages, which might allow remote attackers to obtain cleartext contents of e-mail messages that were intended to be encrypted, aka bug 65623.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Send Secure functionality in Cisco IronPort Desktop Flag Plug-in for Outlook before version 6.5.0-006 fails to properly handle simultaneously composed messages, creating a race condition that can expose cleartext contents of emails intended to be encrypted to remote attackers.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ironport Desktop Flag Plugin For OutlookPlugin / extension
<= 6.5.0= 6.2.4.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Cisco IronPort Desktop Flag Plug-in installationCheck the installed programs list in Windows Control Panel or use the Add/Remove Programs utility to find Cisco IronPort Desktop Flag Plug-in for OutlookAffected if The plugin is installed on the system
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Identify the installed plugin versionRight-click on the plugin in the programs list and select Properties, or look for version information in the plugin's About dialog within OutlookAffected if The version shown is 6.5.0 or earlier, specifically including 6.2.4.3
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Confirm Send Secure functionality is in useCheck if the Send Secure option is enabled in the plugin settings within Outlook, typically found under the plugin toolbar or settings menuAffected if Send Secure is configured and actively used for outgoing emails
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Compare version against affected rangesCross-reference the identified version number with the affected ranges: versions <= 6.5.0 or exactly version 6.2.4.3Affected if The installed version falls within <= 6.5.0 or equals exactly 6.2.4.3
The system is affected if the Cisco IronPort Desktop Flag Plug-in for Outlook is installed with Send Secure enabled and the installed version is 6.5.0 or earlier (including 6.2.4.3), as these versions contain the race condition that can expose cleartext email contents.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the Cisco IronPort Desktop Flag Plug-in for Outlook to version 6.5.0-006 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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