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CVE-2014-3494

kio/usernotificationhandler.cpp in the POP3 kioslave in kdelibs 4.10.95 before 4.13.3 does not properly generate warning notifications, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid certificate.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3494 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from opensuse, from kde organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-07-01T16:55:02.980

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.10.97	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.0	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.1	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.2	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.3	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.4	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.5	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.80	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.90	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.95	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.11.97	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.0	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.1	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.2	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.3	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.4	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.5	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.80	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.90	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.95	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.12.97	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.13.0	Yes
Application	kde	kdelibs	4.13.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00068.html ([email protected])
http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=bbae87dc1be3ae063796a582774bd5642cacdd5d&hp=1ccdb43ed3b32a7798eec6d39bb3c83a6e40228f Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140618-1.txt Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68113 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00068.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=bbae87dc1be3ae063796a582774bd5642cacdd5d&hp=1ccdb43ed3b32a7798eec6d39bb3c83a6e40228f Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140618-1.txt Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68113 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For opensuse's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.