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CVE-2019-20634
An issue was discovered in Proofpoint Email Protection through 2019-09-08.
Impact
An issue was discovered in Proofpoint Email Protection through 2019-09-08. By collecting scores from Proofpoint email headers, it is possible to build a copy-cat Machine Learning Classification model and extract insights from this model. The insights gathered allow an attacker to craft emails that receive preferable scores, with a goal of delivering malicious emails.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Proofpoint | Email Protection | through 2019-09-08 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/moohax/Proof-Pudding
- https://github.com/moohax/Talks/blob/master/slides/DerbyCon19.pdf
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/CVE-2019-20634
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sn-2020-0001
- https://atlas.mitre.org/studies/AML.CS0008
- https://github.com/moohax/Proof-Pudding
- https://github.com/moohax/Talks/blob/master/slides/DerbyCon19.pdf
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/CVE-2019-20634
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sn-2020-0001